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Just in time for the holidays
Hey all, I haven’t posted much in the way of skills lately, but today, as the holidays are upon us, I think it is helpful to go over some emotional skills and other tools that can help us non-BPD people get through the holidays reasonably unscathed. The holidays are a tough emotional time for everyone. There are expectations that the holidays be “jolly and happy” when, sometimes, the holidays are anything but. The get-together with relatives – many who don’t understand the actions, feelings and behaviors of someone with BPD – can cause huge stress for those with BPD and for the loved ones. Expectations of a low conflict Christmas…
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Menninger Clinic Releases Mentalizing Conference Call
From the Menninger Clinic… about mentalizing.: Mentalizing conference call with Drs. Peter Fonagy & Efrain Bleiberg At the request of participants and the positive response to this November 2009 presentation on the interactive conference call, we are making this tape availalble. Download conference call No related posts.
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Courtney Love loses custody of her daughter
An article “clarifying” the latest Courtney Love custody decision… Courtney Love in wake of losing custody of Frances Bean: ‘terrible influences, pure evil’ By Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger December 15, 2009, 10:29AM Courtney Love has left a string of only occasionally coherent messages on her Facebook page in the wake of a Los Angeles court decision to give temporary custody of Frances Bean Cobain to the girl’s paternal grandmother: “cruelty to children and people too young to understand that under that rock isnt gold its only,.,,,,, utah on steroids” and “terrible influences, pure evil. and a poor baby caught inside a trap”. The divorce attorneys helped to complete all necessary documentation…
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Woman commits suicide after self-help course
Nothing to do with BPD, as far as I know, but I found this article interesting…. I bolded the quote about childhood regression. Personally, I think that’s a lot of hooey and can be dangerous. Coroner: Self-help course led to woman’s suicide SYDNEY – An Australian coroner said Tuesday that participation in an intense self-help course led a woman to suffer a psychotic breakdown before she stripped naked and leaped to her death from an office window in front of horrified co-workers. The coroner’s findings come four years after 34-year-old Rebekah Lawrence’s death in Sydney, providing a sense of relief to family members who had long argued the young woman…