Life With Borderline Personality Disorder
While BPD can affect many areas of your life, your legal status and physical health, many people with BPD lead normal and fulfilling lives. Learn how BPD might impact you, and how you can improve your quality of life.
Borderline Personality Disorder in the Internet Age
While the internet has become an important vehicle for education and communication for people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), it may also make life harder for people with BPD. Learn more about how the internet may magnify some symptoms of BPD.
While the internet has become an important vehicle for education and communication for people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), it may also make life harder for people with BPD. Learn more about how the internet may magnify some symptoms of BPD.
Mindfulness Exercises: Mindful Driving
Mindfulness exercises can help to reduce problems related to automatic or impulsive behaviors. Try this mindfulness exercise: mindful driving.
Mindfulness exercises can help to reduce problems related to automatic or impulsive behaviors. Try this mindfulness exercise: mindful driving.
Mindful Breathing
A simple mindfulness exercise: mindful breathing
A simple mindfulness exercise: mindful breathing
Mindfulness Skills for Living with BPD
Mindfulness, or the practice of nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment, can help people with borderline personality disorder reduce emotion dysregulation. Learn more about mindfulness and how it may help reduce the symptoms of BPD.
Mindfulness, or the practice of nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment, can help people with borderline personality disorder reduce emotion dysregulation. Learn more about mindfulness and how it may help reduce the symptoms of BPD.
10 Healthy Coping Skills for Borderline Personality Disorder
When you are having an intense emotion, it can be hard to know what to do. Unfortunately, many people with BPD turn to unhealthy behaviors in an attempt to cope with emotional pain (e.g., self-harm, substance use, or aggression). Want to replace unhealthy habits with new, healthier skills? Try some of the coping skills listed below.
When you are having an intense emotion, it can be hard to know what to do. Unfortunately, many people with BPD turn to unhealthy behaviors in an attempt to cope with emotional pain (e.g., self-harm, substance use, or aggression). Want to replace unhealthy habits with new, healthier skills? Try some of the coping skills listed below.
Coping with the Symptoms Of BPD
Learn new, healthier coping skills to help you manage the symptoms of BPD.
Learn new, healthier coping skills to help you manage the symptoms of BPD.
Living with Borderline Personality Disorder
The symptoms of BPD can affect every part of your life, making relationships, work, and health very difficult to maintain. However, despite the suffering that BPD can cause, many people learn ways to cope the symptoms and lead normal, fulfilling lives.
The symptoms of BPD can affect every part of your life, making relationships, work, and health very difficult to maintain. However, despite the suffering that BPD can cause, many people learn ways to cope the symptoms and lead normal, fulfilling lives.
Borderline Personality Disorder and Physical Health
Unfortunately, BPD is associated with some serious physical health conditions, including chronic pain disorders, arthritis, obesity, and diabetes. BPD is also associated with less healthy lifestyle choices. Learn more about the relationship between BPD and physical health, and what you can do to improve your health now.
Unfortunately, BPD is associated with some serious physical health conditions, including chronic pain disorders, arthritis, obesity, and diabetes. BPD is also associated with less healthy lifestyle choices. Learn more about the relationship between BPD and physical health, and what you can do to improve your health now.
Getting Quality Sleep: Tips for Good Sleep Hygiene
Have you noticed that you are more likely to have strong emotional responses when you are tired? One key to good emotion regulation is getting good sleep. Sleep hygiene, or the practice of establishing good sleep habits, can help.
Have you noticed that you are more likely to have strong emotional responses when you are tired? One key to good emotion regulation is getting good sleep. Sleep hygiene, or the practice of establishing good sleep habits, can help.
How to Practice Deep Breathing for Stress Relief
In times of stress or emotional turmoil, deep breathing can provide relief. Follow these steps for a quick way to reduce tension, from About.com's Guide to Stress Management, Elizabeth Scott.
In times of stress or emotional turmoil, deep breathing can provide relief. Follow these steps for a quick way to reduce tension, from About.com's Guide to Stress Management, Elizabeth Scott.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Tension Reduction
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (or PMR) is a great exercise for reducing tension and teaching your body how to let go and relax. Learn the steps of PMR from your About.com guide to stress management, Elizabeth Scott.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (or PMR) is a great exercise for reducing tension and teaching your body how to let go and relax. Learn the steps of PMR from your About.com guide to stress management, Elizabeth Scott.
Psychological Trauma and Physical Health
Learn more about the relationship between psychological trauma and physical health from the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Learn more about the relationship between psychological trauma and physical health from the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.