So many times those of us with or in recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or other emotion regulation disorders see setbacks as failures. I don’t believe they are, and in this video, I get into details as to why as well as how to reframe setbacks so that they become information to empower you. […]
Please welcome Wil of Write Into The Light with her first guest post at Healing From BPD. What it used to Be Like I bee lined down the hall into the bathroom, and shut and locked the door behind me before falling to my knees. Covering my face with my hands, I sobbed. Outside, my […]
A Way to Numb The Pain For me drinking was a way for me to handle negative emotions. It allowed me to escape the overwhelming unhappiness I felt and to instead feel nothing at all. Like any other “negative” coping mechanism I thought drinking worked great for a while. I began drinking regularly about at […]
It can be really frustrating to realize that we are not where we hoped or wished we would be at this point in our lives. I used to get very jealous and depressed when others my age around me were graduating from college, getting married, starting families, and I seemed desperately stuck in the same […]
One of the most difficult aspects of having Borderline Personality Disorder has been the repeated destruction I created around and within my life, be it in jobs, personal relationships, school — you name it. I was in so much emotional pain — overwhelmed by my emotions and unsure how to cope with or tolerate them […]
Last night, I found myself struggling with the thought: “To post or not to post? That is the question.” I have been in the midst of an emotional crisis – not a huge one, but a crisis nonetheless. Questions that went through my mind: “Do I share this experience with my readers? Will it make […]
Introducing DBT Golden Nuggets from HealingFromBPD.org. These will be shorter posts that appear now and then on the blog and that address a quick tip around Borderline Personality Disorder and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. I hope you find them helpful!Today’s DBT Golden Nugget is: Yes We Can!DBT even appears in my dreams! Last night, I dreamed […]
Yesterday was pretty intense, and I’ve been thinking about how to share the situation with you in a way that would be encouraging to you. If you’re suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder and can’t even imagine getting well, let alone being able to return to the site of a trigger to help someone else while […]
Learn DBT Skills Online at EmotionallySensitive.com These are the skills that helped this blog’s author overcome BPD!
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