Dina Andini

This is just a Throwback holiday post… and a tiny update on Maura and her BPD journey .

Remember last year, I wrote a little about Maura and her BPD journey, when she had just started her DBT therapy?

Alhamdulillah, now she has completed her DBT, kondisi emosinya jauh lebih stable, dosis obat juga sudah diturunkan dan sekarang cuma obat malam. And most importantly, she looks much happier 🥹

Meminjam istilah Maura sendiri, “I am more zen now.” 😆

She finished her last semester really well, mostly straight A’s, only one B+ 😆, sosialisasi sama teman-temannya juga cukup baik. Masih ada episode-episode kecil here and there, but ledakan emosi yang dulu cukup sering terjadi sekarang hampir gak ada lagi.

And somehow, this Sydney holiday made me realize how much progress she has made.

Dia menikmati liburannya, happy jalan-jalan sama keluarga, tapi juga sudah lebih kenal kondisi dirinya sendiri. Kalau capek, she knows when to stop, pilih stay di apartment dan istirahat, gak maksain harus ikut semuanya.

Apalagi beberapa hari sebelum berangkat, dokter baru nurunin lagi dosis obatnya. We were a bit worried about the withdrawal effect during the trip, tapi Alhamdulillah… almost none.

Now she’s moving on to MBT, untuk belajar lebih memahami dan menginterpretasikan pikiran dan perasaannya sendiri, dan juga pikiran serta perspektif orang lain.

Mungkin tambah umur, tambah matang juga. Mungkin therapy after therapy, dan semua effort serta ikhtiar yang dia jalanin selama ini, pelan-pelan mulai kelihatan hasilnya.

Still a long way to go, pasti masih akan ada ups and downs.

But she’s happier now, more stable, and knows herself better.

And as her mom… that means a lot

Alhamdulillah for every little progress.
One step at a time.

P.S. Posting this with Maura’s consent, of course

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