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What if I Recover from my Addiction and my Friends Don’t?
One of the most painful symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a history of stormy relationships, or even the inability to maintain a relationship at all. As a result, many of those...
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Supporting Your Mental Health Through Exercise
When you hear the word exercise, you might envision gyms full of body-builders or at-home DVD programs. You probably think of people working off extra inches to fit into cute jeans or trying to get...
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Coping with an Eating Disorder During the Holidays
The holidays mean family, fun, gift exchanges, music, and food. Lots of food. And, if you suffer from an eating disorder, the pressure to partake in gingerbread cookies, turkey, pumpkin pie, and...
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Treating Depression When You Have Borderline Personality Disorder
Knowing from personal experience the totally consuming effect that depression can have on your life, I’ve wondered how those suffering from its paralyzing symptoms find it in themselves to get help....
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Winter Survival Tips: Beating Depression
Winter has been depressing people since the beginning of time. From Ancient Babylon to Ancient Rome, our long-ago ancestors who were down in the dumps even invented raucous mid-winter festivals like...
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Personality Disorders in a Social World: What Social Media Means for...
The old saying, “it’s a small world,” has never been more true than it is today. Texting, email, Twitter, Facebook, and even GPS systems make it almost impossible to be anonymous or alone. In the world...
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Why Women Might Be at Greater Risk for PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that can develop after a distressing experience or witnessing life-threatening events. Examples of such events include natural disasters,...
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Consequences of Chronic Invalidation
“Quit your crying or I’ll give you something to cry about,” or some version of it, is a common phrase you might hear in a public place when a parent is trying to quiet their child. As a parent, I know...
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What are the Signs of Self-Harm in Someone with BPD?
The media has provided us with a woefully limited stereotypical image of someone who self-harms, conjuring images of scowling, thin teens, maybe clad in black with dyed hair. Just like every other...
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Dealing with Unfulfilled Expectations: A Summary of Turning Points in Our Lives
All choices affect our lives, and there are many different reactions people can have to unfulfilled expectations. Below, Dr. Charles Swenson, an expert in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), discusses...
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