-one of the more frustrating symptoms of BPD is constant mood swings -all it takes is one single event to send our minds reeling in a totally new emotional direction -those who struggle with BPD find their moods rocketing to extremes and experiencing this reality all day, every day -it can be exhausting to experience …
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9 Things You Should Know about BPD
1 We are not untreatable -people with BPD are often considered high-risk because of self-harming and suicidal behavior, in reality BPD has one of the most thorough and successful treatments, DBT. using a foundation of mindfulness and living in the moment, skills taught in DBT are emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance 2 We …
5 Ways to deal with Feelings of Isolation
-be more expressive-record your feelings and thoughts for later reflection -when you’re feeling particularly lonely, spend some time putting your thoughts and feelings into words -start a journal -come back to your journal for later reflection -become active and focus on your body, take a jog around the block, join a gym, jump rope -force …
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More Coping Skills for people with BPD
-mindfulness meditation training can help people with BPD to feel less “stuck” in their emotions, and less judgemental of the emotions and themselves -mindfulness meditation-staying in the present moment without judging others and being very deliberate -you work on being aware of things happening outside of yourself -mindfulness is a concept that comes from the …
Major Challenges of BPD
-the inability to gauge the emotions of others and then regulate their own is what makes BPD challenging What happens when things go wrong? How does this person react? -you may find yourself in the position of having to be the voice of reason as you try to get the individual to calm down -the …
Coping with BPD:Coping Skills
-adapt a healthy rhythm and diet-it positively affects your mood and emotion regulation, sleep and eat at set times, reduces the severity of an emotional response -pay attention to how you feel-people with BPD usually have trouble recognizing their own emotions and figuring out where these emotions are coming from, a good way to practice …
The Four Types of BPD
Discouraged BPD- -impairments in self-functioning, unstable or poor self-image, chronic feelings of emptiness, instability in goals, values, career plans, or general aspirations -impairments in interpersonal functioning -loyalty, even to an excessive degree -pliant and easily swayed by others, even when it goes against one’s own desires -submissive and passive, even when desiring a leading role …
In-depth look at Symptoms and Traits of BPD
Symptoms of BPD- -Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment -Patterns of intense, unstable interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extreme variances of idealization and devaluation -Identity disturbance, markedly and persistent unstable self-image or sense of self -Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (i.e. overspending, promiscuous sex, substance abuse, reckless …
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13 Facts Everyone Should Know About BPD
1 BPD often causes symptoms like extreme mood shifts and uncertainty in how a person views themselves and others -people with BPD have difficulty regulating emotions, unsteady sense of self, and a pattern of intense, unstable relationships, it affects how a person thinks and feels about themselves and others enough to negatively impact their daily …
What Not to Say to Someone with BPD/What people with BPD don’t want to hear
1 Nothing 2 Aren’t you overreacting? 3 Is that like the woman is Fatal Attraction? 4 But you were happy this morning-what changed? 5 Oh, so you’re bipolar? 6 I’ve heard that BPD is impossible to recover from 7 I would never date a girl with BPD-they’re way too clingy and needy 8 My friend …
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The BPD Group 