BPD video series by the experts

[pattyt]

I got this link in my NAMI newsletter:

www.BPDvideo.com/

Our objective is to better understand the struggles our child faces and to learn the skills to improve our relationship and provide a supportive environment and also improve on our own emotional responses, attitudes and effectiveness as a family leaders

[cfh]

Yikes!  $63 to rent the series.

[pattyt]

Granted, maybe I'm ignorant of how the system works, and I do realize people need to get some return on investment made to produce these films, but wouldn't it be nice if we could watch these online like we do many movies.  Imagine how many people could be helped by this.

[Reality]

These videos are excellent.  I downloaded one of them and it was very helpful, indeed.  The cost is prohibitive, as that is why I didn't watch the others. 

I agree with you, pattyt.  These videos could make a big difference, if they were made available.

Reality

[radioguitarguy]

I agree... .  they are quite expensive but they are the most comprehensive videos about BPD. The young man in that series of videos is my singer/songwriter son, so it's difficult to be unbiased. When they were first released, the cost was $400 and they're were no options for rentals. They have come down in price over the last couple of years. I'm hoping that eventually everyone will be able to rent each of the DVD's. The film crew and director, who were professional and knowledgable, were out of NYC. They spent three full days in our home shooting family interaction, in depth interviews with each family member and how they were affected by our son's BPD. They even traveled to an area music club to film our ds28 playing an open mike night. In fact our son's music was featured throughout the documentary.

What makes this documentary a bit different than others is the in depth detail. Four families were the subject of this project, two young adult females, our son, and a grownup female attorney who had a family. Every angle was covered with each family with commentary and expertise by Dr. Perry Hoffman, Marsha Linehan, Dr. Allan Fruzetti, and Valerie Porrs. It is a fascinating documentary, but I agree, a bit out of reach financially for many people.

Instead of me boring you to tears, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the documentary, or our experiences, or even an update on our son. This project was filmed about six years ago and at that time our son wasn't buying into the BPD diagnosis. Since then, he got so fed up with his life and feeling the way he felt day after day, that he accepted the diagnosis and has gotten help, but of course, as we all know, there is usually never a "and they lived happily ever after" ending.