Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
A collection of links related to Borderline Personality Disorder, treatment, theory, research, lived experience, & policy.
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NIH
Does comorbid substance use disorder exacerbate borderline personality features? A comparison of borderline personality disorder individuals with v...
8 min · · Personal Disord. 2010 Oct;1(4):239-49. doi: 10.1037/a0017647. Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural · Shared by 4, including Fern
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Borderline Personality Disorder and Substance Use
6 min · · Researchers found that having any psychiatric disorder increases the risk for substance dependence. In fact, they found that as the number of psychiatric disorders present increased, so too did the risk for substance dependence. In other words, having any psychiatric disorder increases the risk for a lifetime of substance dependence. · Shared by 4, including Fern
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The Shack - Introduction to Borderline Personality Disorder
· The Shack provides information, resources,message boards and support to all involved with Borderline Personality Disorder · Shared by 4, including Fern
NIH
NIMH » Unpleasant Words Trigger Strong Startle Response in People with Borderline Personality Disorder
5 min · · Adults with borderline personality disorder (BPD) showed excessive emotional reactions when looking at words with unpleasant meanings compared to healthy people during an emotionally stimulating task, according to NIMH-funded researchers · Shared by 4, including Fern
anythingtostopthepain.com
Anything to Stop the Pain
8 min · · Help for partners and parents of people with Borderline Personality Disorder - Non-BPDs by Bon Dobbs · Shared by 4, including Fern
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Borderline Personality Disorder
3 min · · A personality disorder is a pattern of feelings and behaviors that seem appropriate and justified to the person experiencing them, even though these feelings and behaviors cause a great deal of problems in that person’s life.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a personality disorder that · Shared by 4, including Fern
borderlinepersonalitytreatment.com
Borderline Personality Disorder and Childhood Bullying Linked in Study
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my-borderline-personality-disorder.com
Healing From BPD - Borderline Personality Disorder Blog: Is Full Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder Possible?: Guest Post by Clare…
7 min · · Is full recovery form Borderline Personality Disorder Possible? Read Clare's experience. · Shared by 5, including Fern
The Debrief
Things You Only Know: If You Have A Borderline Personality Disorder
5 min · · You’ll experience extreme emotions and may go through periods where you totally lose touch with reality... · Shared by 4, including Fern
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How to Communicate With Your Borderline Personality Disordered Loved One
6 min · · Receiving the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) can come as a relief – finally knowing what is wrong and that there may be some solutions. But even after diagnosis, many attendant conflicts remain. There are few medications that work for BPD, and certainly no “magic bullet.” The disorder is known to be so complicated Read More · Shared by 5, including Fern
healthyplace.com
Does Substance Use Make Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms Worse?
5 min · · Does substance abuse make BPD worse? Read what Becky, a recovering alcoholic has to say. · Shared by 4, including Fern
pro.psychcentral.com
7 Stages of Healing for Those with Borderline Personality Disorder
4 min · · Being diagnosed with a personality disorder can be discouraging at first. But if a person has to have one, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is the best. Of all the disorders, BPD has the highest rate of mindfulness and is even marked as having the ability to fully recovery. No other personality disorder can claim such status. The reason for this is that a person with BPD has a heightened level of emotional awareness and expression that is very transparent. Their ability to be instantly in-t · Shared by 4, including Fern
emofree.com
Teresa Knezek treats her own Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
1 min · · Shared by 6, including Fern
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Women with borderline personality disorder reveal what it’s like to live with an incurable mental illness
3 min · · “I wish I could count how many people in my life I've lost." · Shared by 4, including Fern
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Healthy Coping Skills for People with Borderline Personality Disorder
5 min · · Borderline personality disorder includes intense emotions that can trigger harmful behaviors. Use healthy coping skills to replace this negativity. · Shared by 5, including Fern
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Most accurate article on BPD we have recently read-kudos!
10 min · · By Melissa Valliant The truth behind (arguably) the most misunderstood mental illness of our time Despite being more common than schizophrenia and bipolar disorder combined, borderline personality disorder remains one of the least understood and most stigmatized mental illnesses. It’s so misunderstood and stigmatized, in fact, that the press release I received on the subject […] · Shared by 4, including Fern