What Are the Root Causes of Borderline Personality Disorder?
Borderline personality disorder, or BPD, is a mental disorder classified by unstable moods, difficulties with interpersonal relationships, and volatile and impulsive behavior, and it is typically...
View ArticleLong-Term Outlook for Young Adults With Borderline Personality Disorder
A diagnosis of borderline personality disorder in young adults, commonly known as BPD, may seem like a crushing blow for any parent to hear. Fortunately, there are many treatment options, and if...
View ArticleWhat’s The Difference Between Borderline Personality Disorder And Bipolar...
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is commonly confused with bipolar disorder. Although they do share some similarities, they are very different disorders. BPD is considered an Axis II diagnosis as...
View ArticleIndependent Living Skills
While the independent living skills required to make it through everyday life are second nature to many, no one is merely born with all of them. For most of us, we pick up on these skills as we grow...
View ArticleBorderline Personality Disorder Triggers
Coping with the intense mood swings, impulsive behavior, and extreme anger characterized by borderline personality disorder can be difficult to say the least. BPD is not uncommon; in fact, it affects...
View ArticleBPD Symptoms: Recognizing the Signs of Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder is a mental illness often misunderstood by society. The associations made with BPD symptoms are scary and usually include self-injurious behavior, suicidal behavior, and...
View ArticleUnderstanding BPD, Self-Harm, and Cutting in Young Adults
If your young adult child is suffering emotionally, they might find it tempting, or even necessary, to engage in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). This means that when they self-harm, they’re doing so...
View ArticleTreating Petulant Borderline Personality Disorder
"Borderline personality disorder, called BPD for short, is a personality disorder affecting up to 5.9% of adults in the United States." What is BPD? Borderline personality disorder, called BPD for...
View ArticleUnderstanding Self-Destructive Borderline Personality Disorder
What is BPD? Borderline personality disorder, often called BPD, is a personality disorder marked by fear of abandonment and rejection, unstable relationships, mood swings, and impulsive behavior, among...
View ArticleComputer Addiction
We live in an age when nearly every interaction or transaction can be facilitated through an Internet-connected device. The Internet allows you to do anything from catch up with classmates on social...
View ArticleBPD Splitting
Splitting, or viewing a person as “all good” or “all bad”, is a mental health issue that can begin as early as infancy. For a baby, part of solidifying their ego includes figuring out “good” and “bad”....
View ArticleThe Four Types of Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder, commonly known as BPD, is a mental disorder usually diagnosed in young or early adulthood and affecting between 1.6 and 5.9 percent of Americans, according to Psych...
View ArticleThe Impact of Mindfulness Practice within the Landscape of Treatment
By Jessica Breton, MA, LMFT, Executive Director OPI Mindfulness has become increasingly popular in the past decade, both in popular culture and in therapeutic practice. What, precisely, is mindfulness...
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