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Too Late for Kate
Another video on BPD even longer over 1 hour. No related posts.
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Video on BPD
This is a pretty good video about BPD – especially about how it feels to someone with the disorder. It is fairly long – 40 mins or so. No related posts.
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Parenting with a BP Spouse
I wanted to start re-posting on my blog and the subject of the day is parenting style. I have noticed that there seems to be a conflict between the parenting styles of a person with BPD and that of a non’s spouse. It seems that (maybe because of the invalidation that the BP has experienced) the BP is likely to be harsher with punishments and more likely to invalidate a child’s feelings. I don’t know if this is because the BP sees the emotional volatility reflected in a child’s behavior and is guilty about it or because they never learned to deal with a child’s emotional swings in a way…
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Dialectical Dilemmas
From a review of DBT therapy: Linehan groups the features of BPD in a particular way, describing the patients as showing dysregulation in the sphere of emotions, relationships, behaviour, cognition and the sense of self. She suggests that, as a consequence of the situation that has been described, they show six typical patterns of behaviour, the term ‘behaviour’ referring to emotional, cognitive and autonomic activity as well as external behaviour in the narrow sense. Firstly, they show evidence of ’emotional vulnerability’ as already described. They are aware of their difficulty coping with stress and may blame others for having unrealistic expectations and making unreasonable demands. On the other hand they…
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Benzos and BPD
From the biological unhappiness site: No medication should be given without proper medical supervision. This is particularly true for the drugs used to treat the borderline disorder. Some medicines make the symptoms of borderline worse, especially amitryptilline (Elavil) and alprazolam (Xanax). Possibly a third of borderlines may suffer from low thyroid (hypothyroidism) – despite a normal ‘TSH’ blood test. They may need to take thyroid medication. My BP does take xanax and it makes everything MUCH worse. Also, she has thyroid issues which seemed co-incident with her first really BP-like behavior. Still, it is difficult to separate the meds, hormones and behaviorial aspects. Benzos and BPD No related posts.
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DBT for Substance Abuse
Site proposing the use of DBT skills to help with addictive behaviors and recovery. Here’s a quick snip: Our goal is to help facilitate adoption of DBT in the “recovery” community by providing resources, community features and detailed information and lessons. We based our content on Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques and skills, addressed to people with impulse problems such as compulsive gambling, alcoholism, overeating, compulsive shopping and others. DBT, a psychological approach, based on Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness. It’s been used quite successfully for over a decade to treat serious Personality Disorders. In recent years, therapists and clinics have been adapting DBT to treat a wide range of…