BPD Therapy Consult: Tiffany & Dr. Karen Jacob
A first meeting between Tiffany, diagnosed with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder), and expert clinician Dr. Karen Jacob.
They explore how having BPD makes it difficult for Tiffany to form satisfying, full relationships.
Main themes include people-pleasing and loneliness, fear of judgment, a sense of badness, invalidation, the mismatch between a "high-functioning" exterior and persistent internal suffering, and the inability to let yourself be known and loved by yourself and others.
Includes 3 pieces: 1 consult session and 2 debriefs -- one with Tiffany, one with Dr. Jacob.
Each piece is presented in two versions: Version A (fully edited, single-frame) and Version B (extended cut, split-screen).
This consult and accompanying debriefs comprise:
59min of Version A material // yellow border
1hr 40min of Version B material // pink border
For more info on the PD Project and the participants: https://mndflds.com/thepdproject
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Tiffany's BPD Therapy Consult w/ Dr. Karen Jacob
0:00 Intro / Setup / How This Can Be Most Helpful
2:49 Background Story: Not Fitting In / Toxic Relationships / Not Having Friends / No Sense of Self / Other-Focus / Getting BPD Diagnosis
10:28 Being Seen as "High-functioning" vs Feeling Persistent Distress
15:48 Feeling Judged / Fighting for Sel... -
Debrief w/ Dr. Karen Jacob After Her Consult w/ Tiffany
0:00 What Dr. Jacob Listens for in a Session / Narratives
2:52 Tiffany's People-pleasing and then "Losing Herself"
4:05 Tiffany's Lack of Affect vs. Cognitive Understanding
6:51 Therapeutic Tactics to Connect to Feelings Under the Cognitions -
Debrief w/ Tiffany After Her Consult w/ Dr. Karen Jacob
0:00 Fear of Not Being Believed as Having BPD
4:21 Identifying as Having BPD / It's Not a Fashion Statement
8:02 Against "Armchair Psychiatry" / Having Her Diagnosis Questioned / Anger & Isolation -
Tiffany's BPD Therapy Consult w/ Dr. Karen Jacob // Extended Split-Screen
0:00 Tiffany's Family & Life Background / Invalidation
4:11 Therapy / Depression / Ketamine Infusions
6:19 How This Can Be Most Helpful / Challenging Auto-Thoughts
9:14 More Background Story: Not Fitting In / Toxic Relationships / Not Having Friends / No Sense of Self / Other-Focus / Getting BPD ... -
Debrief w/ Dr. Jacob After Her Consult w/ Tiffany // Extended Split-Screen
0:00 Setup / Rebbie Intro / Friendship
3:36 What Dr. Jacob Listens for in a Session / Narratives
6:17 Tiffany's People-pleasing and then "Losing Herself"
7:30 Tiffany's Lack of Affect vs. Cognitive Understanding
10:31 Therapeutic Tactics to Connect to Feelings Under the Cognitions
13:43 Knowing Y... -
Debrief w/ Tiffany After Her Consult w/ Dr. Jacob // Extended Split-Screen
0:00 Fear of Not Being Believed as Having BPD / Not "Acting Like" She Has a Personality Disorder
14:04 Identifying as Having BPD / It's Not a Fashion Statement
20:25 Having Her Diagnosis Questioned / Against "Armchair Psychiatry" / Anger & Isolation
25:25 What She's Learned Here So Far / Differen...
