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heavy heart	Girl, Interrupted	Lead	[-]
Posts: 68 (05/01/09 01:59:19) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None It is now MAY, which means it's not only my birthday month(YAY!) but it's also BPD Awareness Month! With having that in mind, I was thinking of the movie Girl, Interrupted (Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie)..... I'm curious who all has seen the movie? And if you have, what do you think of it? It is definately one of my favorite films ever and I was surprised to hear a lot of people I've asked lately if they've seen it, had said "no." For those of you who don't know, it's based on a true story and the main character Susanna suffers from BPD - with severe dissociative symptoms. I saw this movie for the first time when I was much younger and it's funny that looking back I didn't understand it like I do today. And I'll admit I even cry (yes, I'm a movie crier) for Susanna because I can certainly relate to her feelings, her stay at the hospital, and her personality.. (although she lacks some of the aspects/criterions of BPD that I, and a lot of other BP's, have -- like the inappropriate, intense anger and the abandonment fears) but I can certainly relate to her and the movie a great deal!! I LOVE it!! So again, just wondering... who has seen it and what do you think of it? Feel free to disagree with me! Kbye!
hmssws		#1	[-]
Posts: 203 (05/01/09 20:09:21) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Haven't seen it, but I'll have Steph put it on our Netflix list....... General Richard Garnett to General Lo Armistead just before they died leading their troops heroicly accross the open fields at Gettysburg in Pickett's Charge: " Maybe, just maybe today will be the last day."
heavy heart		#2	[-]
Posts: 69 (05/02/09 19:10:48) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Hey Hank! Ok, good idea...... _______________________________________________________ " Told I talked too much, made too much noise... I took up a silent hobby -- bleeding. " -S. Marie
Syndica		#3	[-]
Posts: 36 (05/03/09 08:25:53) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I love that movie, I own it, i watch it alot, because it's just like me....<=== me farting lol. the words she said, that time moves and forth is like yah that's me... Happy b day honey huggles
heavy heart		#4	[-]
Posts: 71 (05/03/09 16:34:32) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Hahaha, yeah, I don't own it, used to have it on vhs but don't have tapes anymore... hubby recorded it to our DVR a few weeks ago and I've been watching it like crazy whenever I'm left alone, it makes me feel better.. And THANK YOU, it's not till the end of the month, so I guess it's closer to june than may lol but its'a comingggg _______________________________________________________ " Told I talked too much, made too much noise... I took up a silent hobby -- bleeding. " -S. Marie
Syndica		#5	[-]
Posts: 43 (05/07/09 00:55:06) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	heavy heart I think ur pretty cool. how old are you i'm 16 years old. I hate school so much all i do is draw comics in math class hehhe
mountaingirl		#6	[-]
Posts: 176 (05/09/09 18:17:04) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Hmmm I couldn't really relate to her much. I identify more with Angelina Jolie's character except I don't think I'm quite so seductive. But yeah sometimes the things I say sound like I don't have a soul just like Angie's character in the movie... But when youre blinded by your pain Cant see you way safe through the rain Thought of a still resilient voice says love is very near
heavy heart		#7	[-]
Posts: 85 (05/11/09 14:16:41) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Syndica, I'll be 22 in a couple weeks actually!! I didn't know you were only 16, you look soo much older in that pic! Yeah I hated school too haha Ugh, just thinking about high school makes me cringe... lol Send me some mail sometime if you'd like!! Mountaingirl, I understand.. I certainly relate to Susanna like I had said, but I understand how you mean you can sound cruel sometimes like Angie does in it...I can get very nasty myself to others at times... thanks for the reply. _______________________________________________________ " Told I talked too much, made too much noise... I took up a silent hobby -- bleeding. " -S. Marie
nas		#8	[-]
Posts: 12 (05/15/09 09:59:45) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	ohhh, i love this movie, has been a favourite of mine for years. however i don't so much associate with susanna - and that makes some sense because back then the definition of BPD was somewhat different to it is today. Also I think back then everyone was very quick to label someone different as mentally ill. If susanna was around today she would be a regular girl. Anyways has everyone read the book? not as good as the movie (which seems largely fictionised from the book). The book is much more disjointed and scattered, with much less of a plot, however being one of the first of its type (psychological memoir) it's worth reading. lets all just be grateful we weren't sick back then, otherwise we'd all have been admitted. For those that are interested in mental health literature I highly recommend Janet Frames Faces in the Water which is based on her experience in New Zealand asylums in the 1960. It really is quite sad that only 50 years ago people that were suffering from such minor mental health issues were objected to this treatment (she was actually misdiagnosed). And it's really nice to see some other young girls in this forum. I am 23 and am currently doing DBT therapy. I've tried all types of therapy - so far DBT is going well.
nas		#9	[-]
Posts: 13 (05/15/09 10:03:39) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	OK I just read my reply and it sounded kinda bad. I am not in any way minimising what Susanna went through at all. I don't want to offend anyone who does relate to Susanna, thats really not what I meant. So please ignore that part because yes Susanna did have many BPD traits. I was just pointing out that back then society labelled anyone who seemed different.
heavy heart		#10	[-]
Posts: 87 (05/17/09 21:38:47) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Hi Nas, thanks for the reply..and I do understand what you meant....and yes, I'll be 22 on the 27th, so I'm young as well Nice to meet you! And thank you for the book recommendation, maybe I will check it out sometime soon!! _______________________________________________________ " Told I talked too much, made too much noise... I took up a silent hobby -- bleeding. " -S. Marie
nas		#11	[-]
Posts: 15 (05/18/09 03:40:51) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Thank Heavy Heart. It's really nice to meet you too! I hope you're having a gos day
nas		#12	[-]
Posts: 16 (05/18/09 03:42:14) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Sorry - meant to read - good day!
Syndica		#13	[-]
Posts: 48 (06/05/09 01:16:59) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	happy b day!
heavy heart		#14	[-]
Posts: 104 (06/05/09 22:10:51) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	THANK YOU, SYNDICA!
Syndica		#15	[-]
Posts: 54 (06/16/09 01:56:43) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	hey girl, np. u know i feel like rynder and jolie on the movie. that's me totally. oh did i forget i'm dirty sense of humor and crappy grammer. :d
writerwriterwriter		#16	[-]
Posts: 2 (06/25/09 01:52:44) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Haha, I hate to be the person to say "You should check out the book, its sooooo much better than the movie," but... You should check out the book, its sooo much better than the movie!! I saw the movie the day it came out. I was so obsessed with it. It was like for the first time something understood me. Haha, I even begged the local Blockbuster to give me the poster, and hey, they did I bought the book, which obviously goes in to more detail, and after I read the book i decided that I connected more with the Susanna there than in the movie (although it follows the book nicely). So again, read the book. Wonderful.
nas		#17	[-]
Posts: 57 (06/25/09 02:14:11) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I thought this was one time the movie was better than the book! The book was just very sketchy - it didn't have much in the way of a coherent story. It jumped around a lot causing it to be somewhat disjointed. Then again it was a while since I've read it. Maybe I should give it another go. If you're looking for a good book I recommend Prozac Nation - that girl can really write! And although she doesn't mention BPD there's a good possibility she has it.
heavy heart		#18	[-]
Posts: 130 (06/26/09 02:31:24) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Thanks Writer and Nas...I think I will check the book out in the future...Actually recently got 3 new books through amazon, almost done with the one already (Sometimes I Act Crazy - on BPD) and then going to go straight through to the others..Then my therapist has one for me after those! So I'm certainly going to have enough to read for a bit, lol, but in the future I will definately check out the Girl Interrupted book and see what I think. Thank you too, nas, for the book suggestion, I'll keep that one in mind as well! Afterall, I do love to read
kat sprat		#19	[-]
Posts: 17 (10/02/09 10:49:41) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	hey , YES, its my favourite movie, that with thirteen which is similar, and donnie darko, but i relate so much to suzanna, some things she says, " sometimes i fantasize about death, but seeing death, really seeing it, makes dreaming about it fucking ridiculous", and "dont you wish you could drag that blade over your skin and pray for the courage to press down", sooooooo meeeeeee.xxxx

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