Self-soothing means using your senses to help you feel calmer, ease your mind, and better tolerate a stressful situation or problem.
Because Borderline Personality Disorder is under the umbrella of personality disorders, the fundamental change coming to the definition of personality disorders itself in the newest version of the DSM will have an impact on BPD.
Dating can be a complex and tricky endeavor. Relationships require work, compromise, communication, empathy, and understanding. Things become even more complicated if you are dating someone with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
Going through Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) treatment can be a long and often difficult process. Successful BPD treatment means targeting the symptoms of BPD and finding ways to better manage them, which often means a long-term commitment to recovery. So what happens if, despite your commitment to your BPD treatment, you experience a relapse of your Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms?
Mood swings are a big part of Bipolar Disorder, a psychiatric disorder that commonly co-occurs with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The mood swings inherent in Bipolar Disorder can range from mild to severe, and can lead to all sorts of problems with friends, family, and employers.
If the person you’re dating has Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), it can be very difficult to have a long-term relationship with them.
For people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), abandonment is something to be avoided at all costs. When a person with BPD feels abandoned, it can have a serious effect on their self-image and behavior, as well as their ability to maintain relationships.
When Marsha Linehan, PhD, came up with the idea of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in the ’80s, she originally intended it to be used for treating patients who were at a high risk of suicide, with multiple suicide attempts and self-injuries.
Dealing with coworkers can be difficult enough with the variety of personalities thrown together in a single space. Add a coworker with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) into the mix and it becomes even more complicated.
We mostly think of seasonal depression as being the “winter blues,” but believe it or not, spring also marks the onset of depression symptoms in some people. With the increase of sunlight in this week’s change of seasons to spring, you may start to notice some symptoms of spring depression.