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    Compassion for People with Personality Disorders

    September 25, 2018 / No Comments

    A bit of a surprise from Bill Eddy, who has written a number of books about personality disorders. I don’t typically agree with his perspective, but this time I do agree. Worth a read. Bon Compassion for People with Personality Disorders Personality awareness should help us be more effective, not more judgmental. Posted Sep 22, 2018 Bill Eddy LCSW, JD In this blog series and in my books, my goal is to inform people about five types of personalities that can be difficult and sometimes dangerous to deal with. My hope is that by providing personality awareness, people will learn to communicate more effectively, protect themselves when necessary and use…

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    Suicide on college campuses: what every parent should know

    September 13, 2018 / No Comments

    Underlying risk factors for suicidal thoughts include depression, anxiety, loneliness, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, drug or alcohol abuse or borderline personality disorder. Suicide on college campuses: what every parent should know BY KATIE NIELSEN, BRANDFORGE WRITER | SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 AT 1:46 PM When you think of college, the first things that likely come to your mind are textbooks, tuition and newfound independence, not suicide. However, for a growing number of students and their families nationwide, suicide comes part and parcel with college life. In fact, it’s the second most common cause of death for young adults, with only accidents exceeding it. Here is what parents, students and educators…

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  • Borderline Personality Disorder,  Other Disorders,  Pain

    I post photos of myself smiling on Instagram but I never have a pain-free day

    September 5, 2018 / No Comments

    The truth about living with chronic pain I post photos of myself smiling on Instagram but I never have a pain-free day Lisa Harvey 5 September 2018 When was the last time you were in pain? Whatever it was – a stubbed toe, sore throat, kidney stones – chances are you recovered. Now, imagine waking up in agony most days, and knowing it probably won’t ever go away. That’s the reality for up to half of the UK’s population who live with chronic pain. And for many sufferers, life can be even more frustrating when your symptoms are often misunderstood, or worse dismissed because they’re ‘invisible’ to the naked eye.…

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    Similar Brain Changes Seen in Those with ADHD and Emotional Instability Disorders

    September 5, 2018 / No Comments

    We can call them sibling conditions, since they both involve partly overlapping underlying brain mechanisms, and therefore attention should be paid to both dimensions during diagnosis Similar Brain Changes Seen in Those with ADHD and Emotional Instability Disorders By Traci Pedersen Clinical observation has long shown that individuals with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often have emotional problems, such as chaotic emotional responses, anxiety and depression. Yet the link between ADHD and impaired emotional regulation has not been identified, even though theories have proposed that both conditions are rooted in a dysfunction in how the brain processes information. Now a new Swedish study finds that the brains of people with ADHD…

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  • Borderline Personality Disorder,  Suicide

    Mom Whose 22-year-Old Daughter Committed Suicide: “I Go Through Hell Every Single Minute of My Day”

    August 27, 2018 / No Comments

    Really truly killing yourself is not the answer no matter how much you may convince yourself that it is. Mom Whose 22-year-Old Daughter Committed Suicide: “I Go Through Hell Every Single Minute of My Day” Yesterday, Worcester News reported on a local man who says he will go to Switzerland for assisted suicide. Anthony Hayes, who has Borderline Personality Disorder and says he was abused as a child, told the website that he has contacted notorious euthanasia clinic Dignitas to see if they will accept him. He argues that euthanasia should be legal in the UK, arguing that his alternative is to “throw myself in front of a train, which…would…

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    Kate Spade’s Family ‘Disgusted’ After Designer’s Sister Claims Suicide ‘Wasn’t Unexpected’: Source

    June 6, 2018 / No Comments

    It appears that fame and money don’t protect you from mental illness. Kate Spade’s Family ‘Disgusted’ After Designer’s Sister Claims Suicide ‘Wasn’t Unexpected’: Source Kate Spade‘s family are at odds after the late designer’s death on Tuesday at age 55. Spade’s older sister Reta Brosnahan Saffo, 57, made statements to multiple outlets on Tuesday night saying she believes her sister suffered from a mental illness for a number of years and that Spade’s suicide “was not unexpected by me.” However, a source close to the family claims Brosnahan Saffo has long been estranged from her designer sister, whom the source says was as a “kind, generous, funny, warm and extremely…

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