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Distress Tolerance Skills for Borderline Personality - Practicing Distress Tolerance Skills Created: Monday, May 25, 2009 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Distress tolerance skills training is a core feature of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for borderline personality disorder (BPD). The distress tolerance skills are meant to reduce impulsive behavior,..
Finding Meaning - An Exercise to Promote Finding Meaning in Your Life Created: Sunday, May 24, 2009 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
This is one exercise that is designed to help you identify what is meaningful to you. Of course, finding meaning is not an easy process, and no one exercise will get you there; finding meaning take..
The BPD Family – The Effects of Borderline Personality Disorder on the BPD Family Created: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
What effects do symptoms of borderline personality disorder have on the family? Learn more about life in the BPD family.
Coping and Borderline Personality Disorder - 10 Ways to Cope Right Now Created: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Want to change the way you respond to intense emotions? For some ideas, use this list of healthy coping skills to get started.
Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms - Understand Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms Created: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Borderline personality disorder symptoms include instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotion, as well as impulsive behaviors. Learn more about the symptoms of BPD.
Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment - Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment Created: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Want to learn more about borderline personality disorder treatment? This article covers all the available treatments for borderline personality disorder, including medications, psychotherapy, and i..
How Do You Tolerate Distress - Distress Tolerance Skills for BPD Created: Monday, May 25, 2009 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often engage in dangerous impulsive behaviors in an attempt to reduce intense emotional pain. Distress tolerance skills are alternative, healthier ..
Finding Meaning in Your Life - How Have Yo Found Meaning Created: Sunday, May 24, 2009 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Sometimes people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and other psychiatric disorders struggle to find meaning in their lives. How have you found meaning? What can other people with BPD do to..
Who Am I - Struggling with Identity Problems Created: Sunday, May 24, 2009 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Do you often ask yourself
Borderline Personality Symptoms - Describing Your Borderline Personality Symptoms Created: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
The symptoms of BPD can be very hard to understand for someone who has not experienced them. How do you let other people know what it feels like to have BPD? Do you have a particular way of explain..
Life in a BPD Family - What is Life Like in a BPD Family Created: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
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 w..
How Did You Find Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment - Finding the Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment You Need Created: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Many people with borderline personality disorder do not get the treatment they need for years after they first start experiencing symptoms. This can happen due to a variety of factors, including fi..
Coping Skills - What Coping Skills Do You Use Created: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
What coping skills do you use to manage through tough times? Find a list of coping skills worth trying and add your own.
Being Diagnosed with BPD - When Were You First Diagnosed with BPD Created: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
When were you first diagnosed with borderline personality disorder? What symptoms led to the diagnosis? Read about other readers' experiences of being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder..
Borderline and Avoidant Personality - The Co-Occurrence of Borderline and Avoidant Personality Created: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Avoidant personality disorder (APD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by excessive shyness, social inhibition, sensitivity to criticism, and avoidance of social situations. People with avoida..
Sources for BPD News - Find BPD News Online Created: Thursday, April 28, 2011 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
When you are looking for the latest BPD news, you need look no further than the internet. Here is a list of some of the best ways to find BPD news online.
Antisocial Personality Disorder - An Overview of Antisocial Personality Disorder Created: Friday, April 01, 2011 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a tendency to disregard rules, laws, and/or the rights of others. People with antisocial personalities frequently h..
Histrionic Personality Disorder - An Overview of Histrionic Personality Disorder Created: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by excessive displays of emotion, attention seeking, and need for approval. People with histrionic personality disorder..
Borderline Personalities - Types of Borderline Personalities Created: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Borderline personalities struggle with four main areas of functioning: emotions, relationships, behavior, and thinking. Many experts have speculated that there are different types of borderline per..
Narcissistic Personality Disorder - An Overview of Narcissistic Personality Disorder Created: Friday, January 21, 2011 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by an inflated sense of self importance and other symptoms related to identity and relationships with others. People ..
Therapist Stress - How to Reduce Therapist Stress and Enhance Your Practice Created: Monday, January 03, 2011 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Therapists who work with high-risk patient populations can experience high levels of stress and a high degree of burnout. If you are a therapist experiencing a high degree of stress, it can affect ..
BPD and Shame - The Relationship Between BPD and Shame Created: Thursday, November 04, 2010 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
There is a strong relationships between BPD and shame -- so much so that some experts consider BPD to be a disorder of chronic shame. Individuals with BPD often experience themselves as unacceptabl..
Learning to Identify Emotions – Identify Emotions and Reduce Emotional Instability Created: Friday, July 23, 2010 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
The ability to identify emotions (to know what you are feeling, and why you are having that feeling) is a key aspect of good emotion regulation. Learn why some people struggle to identify emotions ..
Abandonment and BPD - Understanding Abandonment and BPD Created: Monday, July 27, 2009 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
People with BPD often have an intense fear of abandonment. Unfortunately, many of the symptoms often create a self-fulfilling prophecy, causing people with BPD to actually be abandoned by others.
Should You Tell Others - Whether to Tell Others About Your BPD Diagnosis Created: Thursday, June 25, 2009 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Should you tell others about your BPD diagnosis? Or is it best to keep that information confidential? What is the best way to figure out if it is a good idea to tell others?
Borderline Personality Disorder Support - How To Find BPD Support Created: Friday, July 25, 2008 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Borderline personality disorder support can be hard to find. Learn more about how to find BPD support.
Books About Borderline Personality Disorder - Recommended Books About Borderline Personality Disorder Created: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Interested in learning more about BPD? Here are some books about borderline personality disorder (BPD) to get you started.
What It's Like To Do Imaginal Exposure Treatment Created: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Many people are very apprehensive about doing imaginal exposure of their trauma memories. Have you done imaginal exposure treatment? What was it like for you? What can others expect from the experi..
Paranoid Thinking in Borderline Personality Created: Sunday, July 31, 2011 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Many people with borderline personality experience paranoid thinking under conditions of great stress. Do you experience this symptom? What is it like for you? What kinds of paranoid thoughts do yo..
What It's Like to Have Dependent Personality Created: Sunday, July 31, 2011 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
What's it like to have dependent personality? Can you describe the experience to those who do not have dependence issues?
Borderline and Avoidant Personality - When Borderline and Avoidant Personality Co-Occur Created: Friday, May 27, 2011 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Have you had a friend or a loved one who you believe met criteria for both borderline and avoidant personality (or who was diagnosed with both)? Or do you meet criteria for both? How do the symptom..
BPD and Cheating - Your Experience with BPD and Cheating Created: Sunday, June 05, 2011 Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011
Is there a connection between BPD and cheating? Have you had a BPD partner who cheated on you? Or, do you have BPD and have your symptoms led you to cheat? Readers share their experiences of BPD an..

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