For Family and Friends of Individuals with BPD
Does someone you care about have BPD? BPD can affect all types of relationships, including friends, family members, and romantic partners. Learn more about how BPD may be affecting your relationship, how to cope when a loved one has BPD, and how you can help..
Life in a BPD Family - What is Life Like in a BPD Family
Having a family member with BPD is a very difficult experience, and one that is hard for other people to understand. What is one thing about what it is like to live with someone with BPD that you would want outsiders to know?
Having a family member with BPD is a very difficult experience, and one that is hard for other people to understand. What is one thing about what it is like to live with someone with BPD that you would want outsiders to know?
Family Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder
Family therapy for borderline personality disorder (BPD) may be a helpful addition to traditional BPD treatment plans. Why family therapy for BPD? Family members of people with BPD frequently report feeling overwhelmed by their loved ones’ symptoms, and often need help understanding where these symptoms come from and how they are best managed. Family therapy for BPD may also help reduce symptoms by helping the family to function in a healthier way.
Family therapy for borderline personality disorder (BPD) may be a helpful addition to traditional BPD treatment plans. Why family therapy for BPD? Family members of people with BPD frequently report feeling overwhelmed by their loved ones’ symptoms, and often need help understanding where these symptoms come from and how they are best managed. Family therapy for BPD may also help reduce symptoms by helping the family to function in a healthier way.
Borderline Personality and Marriage
Many different kinds of close relationships are affected by borderline personality disorder (BPD), but perhaps none more than the borderline personality marriage. Marriages in which either one or both partner has BPD can be very tumultuous and conflict-laden. But these marriages can also be successful with work.
Many different kinds of close relationships are affected by borderline personality disorder (BPD), but perhaps none more than the borderline personality marriage. Marriages in which either one or both partner has BPD can be very tumultuous and conflict-laden. But these marriages can also be successful with work.
Understanding Romantic BPD Relationships
BPD relationships are often chaotic, intense, and conflict-laden. This can be especially true for romantic BPD relationships. Many people have been hurt in their romantic relationships with borderline personality partners, but others have found a way to make the relationships work.
BPD relationships are often chaotic, intense, and conflict-laden. This can be especially true for romantic BPD relationships. Many people have been hurt in their romantic relationships with borderline personality partners, but others have found a way to make the relationships work.
How to Help a Borderline Friend
If you have a friend with borderline personality disorder, you may feel confused about how you can help them. Learn more about how you can be a good friend to someone with borderline personality while also maintaining your own health.
If you have a friend with borderline personality disorder, you may feel confused about how you can help them. Learn more about how you can be a good friend to someone with borderline personality while also maintaining your own health.
How to Manage When a Loved One Is Splitting
What is splitting and what should you do when a loved one or friend with borderline personality disorder is splitting? Learn more about splitting and how to manage this behavior
What is splitting and what should you do when a loved one or friend with borderline personality disorder is splitting? Learn more about splitting and how to manage this behavior
Borderline Personality Family Resources
Looking for borderline personality family resources? Find resources for the BPD family here, including books, websites, courses, and treatment options.
Looking for borderline personality family resources? Find resources for the BPD family here, including books, websites, courses, and treatment options.
The BPD Family
What effects do symptoms of borderline personality disorder have on the family? Learn more about life in the BPD family.
What effects do symptoms of borderline personality disorder have on the family? Learn more about life in the BPD family.
Borderline Personality Myths
There are a number of very widely circulated myths about borderline personality disorder. Read more about borderline personality myths — what is true and what is myth?
There are a number of very widely circulated myths about borderline personality disorder. Read more about borderline personality myths — what is true and what is myth?
Borderline Personality Adolescents
Get the facts about borderline personality adolescents. How is borderline personality in children? What are the symptoms? How can you find help for a borderline personality adolescent?
Get the facts about borderline personality adolescents. How is borderline personality in children? What are the symptoms? How can you find help for a borderline personality adolescent?
Prognosis for Borderline Personality in Teenagers
What is the prognosis for borderline personality in teenagers? Are teenagers with borderline personality likely to get better? Learn more about the recovery rates for borderline personality in teenagers.
What is the prognosis for borderline personality in teenagers? Are teenagers with borderline personality likely to get better? Learn more about the recovery rates for borderline personality in teenagers.
Borderline Personality Symptoms in Children
What are borderline personality symptoms in children? Are borderline personality symptoms different in children and adults?
What are borderline personality symptoms in children? Are borderline personality symptoms different in children and adults?
Signs of Borderline Personality Disorder:
Here are some signs that may indicate your friend or loved one has borderline personality disorder (BPD).
Here are some signs that may indicate your friend or loved one has borderline personality disorder (BPD).
Helping Someone Who Self-Harms
Advice for helping a friend or loved one who self-harms from your About.com Guides to Bipolar Disorder, Kimberly Read and Marcia Purse
Advice for helping a friend or loved one who self-harms from your About.com Guides to Bipolar Disorder, Kimberly Read and Marcia Purse
How to Help Someone Who is Feeling Suicidal
Information on helping a loved one who is feeling suicidal, from your About.com Guide to Depression, Nancy Schimelpfening.
Information on helping a loved one who is feeling suicidal, from your About.com Guide to Depression, Nancy Schimelpfening.
NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Family and loved ones can find information and support on the National Alliance on Mental Illness website.
Family and loved ones can find information and support on the National Alliance on Mental Illness website.
Facing the Facts: A Support Site for Family and Partners
Facing the Facts provides information and support for family and partners of people with BPD. Find articles, linked resources, and message boards.
Facing the Facts provides information and support for family and partners of people with BPD. Find articles, linked resources, and message boards.
National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder
Get news and information from the National Education Alliance for borderline personality disorder, including information on their Family Connections program for the families and loved ones of people with BPD.
Get news and information from the National Education Alliance for borderline personality disorder, including information on their Family Connections program for the families and loved ones of people with BPD.
BPDCentral.com, Home of the Welcome to Oz Online Community
BPDCentral, a comprehensive site for family members, is the home of the Welcome to Oz online community.
BPDCentral, a comprehensive site for family members, is the home of the Welcome to Oz online community.
BPDFamily--Support for Families and Relationship Partners
A large and active online support community for family and relationship partners of people with BPD.
A large and active online support community for family and relationship partners of people with BPD.
Questions to Ask Before Selecting a Treatment Program
A list of suggested questions to ask when selecting a treatment program from the Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital
A list of suggested questions to ask when selecting a treatment program from the Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital