Table 1.
| Themes | Level 1 Codes | Level 2 Codes |
|---|---|---|
| Beliefs About Recovery | ||
| BPD Persists | ||
| Not like an alcoholica | ||
| Questioning full recovery | ||
| Recovery is possible | ||
| Characteristics Required for Recovery | ||
| Awareness or realization | ||
| Changes environment | ||
| Doing the work | Using skillsb | |
| Perseverance | ||
| Reducing unpulsivity | ||
| Understanding emotions | ||
| Willingness to change | ||
| Current Experience of Self | ||
| Continued symptoms | ||
| Emotional sensitivity/challenges | ||
| Normal | ||
| Stigma or internalized stigmaa | ||
| External Supports to Recovery | ||
| Therapy/therapist | ||
| Facets of Recovery | ||
| Acceptanceb | ||
| Dialectical thinking | ||
| Healthy relationshipsb | ||
| Making and having meaning | Contributing | |
| Positive emotional experiences | Happiness | |
| Peace | ||
| Recovery as a process | Difficult process | |
| Self-efficacyb | ||
| Stability/Consistency | ||
| Spirituality | ||
| Symptom reduction | ||
| Motivating Factors | ||
| Motherhood/children | ||
| Turning point | ||
a
Outlier codes (those appearing in less than 50% of the transcripts)
b
Codes appearing in 100% of the transcripts