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-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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-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 …
-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 …
-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 …
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 …
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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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 …
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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What is BPD? In a BPD Parent? At it’s core, BPD is a pattern of overly intense emotional responses. -One result of overly intense emotional reactions tends to be a pattern of misinterpreting situations as hurtful when they are in fact benign. The misinterpretations occur while the situation is happening, or while retelling the events …
-Set SMART goals Specific-make sure your goals are not too general, specific goals are better than general goals Measurable-when a goal is measurable, it means it has been quantified so you can objectively tell if you’ve met the goal or not Attainable-goals must be realistic and attainable Relevant-pick an area of your life you would …
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