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Why do people with BPD cut and what to do about it?
Self-harm is a prevalent and serious problem for people who have borderline personality disorder. Why do individuals with BPD cut or injure themselves on purpose? The reasons may surprise you.
Philadelphia DBT can help people who engage in self-harm.
BPD and The Invalidating Environment
The role of an invalidating environment in borderline personality disorder. How an invalidating environment contributes to BPD.
BPD and Emotional Reactivity
Examining the high emotional reactivity and impulsivity in borderline personality disorder. Answering the question, “Why am I like this?”
The Borderline Experience: BPD & the Chameleon
This blog post continues with The Borderline Experience Series, specifically talking about self dysregulation or how people with BPD struggle to “find themselves” or have a sense of self or identity with is uniquely their own. Click to read more about this behavioral pattern within the diagnosis of BPD.
The Borderline Experience: World of All or Nothing
Dichotomous thinking (distorted, problematic thinking) and episodes of dissociation make up another behavioral pattern in BPD- that of cognitive dysregulation. Read more to get a better understanding how this form of dysfunctional thinking can create additional problems for someone struggling with BPD.
The Borderline Experience: Oops, I Did That Again
Behavior Dysregulation- another pervasive behavior pattern found within the BPD diagnosis. What does that actually mean and look like? Click to learn more.
The Borderline Experience: BPD isn’t an Island
BPD is unique in that impairment is often seen only within the context of interactions with others.
The Borderline Experience: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
A hallmark feature of BPD is that of Emotion Dysregulation, or the inability to manage emotions effectively. This continuation of The Borderline Experience examines how extreme and unexpected behavior of the Borderline individual can be symbolically compared to that of “The Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”.
The Borderline Experience: 5 Behavioral Patterns
The Borderline Experience is complex to most people, which has exacerbated the stigma associated with BPD. Learn more about the 5 patterns of behavior associated with this disorder.
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