If you have received eating disorder treatment, you likely prepared ways to be around food without falling into old habits. However, the holidays can be filled with temptations and stressors that can entice you to relapse into old behaviors. Here are some ways to manage your eating disorder during the holidays so that you can enjoy yourself without the risk of relapse.
People with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) seem to benefit the most from a combination of medication and therapy, so finding the right BPD therapist is vital to the treatment process. Here are some important questions you might want to ask.
If you are experiencing mood swings, a common symptom of BPD, there may be times when you feel like you’re on top of the world. There may be other times when nothing seems to be going your way, leading to thoughts of self-harm or suicide.
Your teen won’t always tell you that they are being bullied because they may be too embarrassed or afraid. Depending on how much a kid is being bullied and how long it has continued, bullying can result in your child developing depression, anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), or substance abuse. Unless you know what to keep an eye out for, you may have no idea that your child is suffering in silence.
A large percentage of people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) make attempts on their own life. About 70 percent of people with BPD will attempt suicide, and between 8 and 10 percent of people with BPD commit suicide. But, if you know the warning signs, suicide is preventable.
While family and loved ones generally feel compassion and desire recovery and lasting mental well-being for the person in their lives with Borderline Personality Disorder, the disorder can also cause great stress in your own life. Being in the presence of someone whose world is a rollercoaster of emotions can be taxing. In order to cope with the presence of a person with BPD in your life, it is important to figure out what you need to do to deal with what you’re feeling and how you react.
Any relationship takes a lot of work to maintain. A relationship with someone who has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) may be even more challenging, and may leave you wondering if that person can ever become truly intimate with you.
“Back from the Edge” is a 48-minute documentary film that features compelling firsthand accounts of the struggle to overcome Borderline Personality Disorder, the experiences of family members, and the advice of BPD treatment experts.
Educating yourself about mental illness can help to get rid of stigmas and allow you to provide better support to people living with an anxiety disorder, mood disorder, personality disorder, or other psychiatric disorder.
Many family members struggle with understanding the behaviors and symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder. Family therapy can help you have a better understanding of BPD and learn to better cope with how you handle it.