Thanksgiving: How Gratitude Can Help

Thanksgiving: How Gratitude Can Help

Thanksgiving season in the U.S. is here again. Back in October of 1863, in the midst of the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln declared: “I do therefore invite my fellow-citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those...
Thanksgiving Survival Tips

Thanksgiving Survival Tips

Thanksgiving is upon us. The time of year when millions of families gather to reconnect, rejoice and reflect. But for some families, especially ones that have a member with borderline personality disorder, it can also be a time of stress. Many of the diagnostic...
Emotional Truths of Borderline Personality Disorder

Emotional Truths of Borderline Personality Disorder

Some of borderline personality disorder’s reputation of being difficult to treat comes from the antiquated idea that BPD is intractable and that people with BPD have a character problem that makes them attention-seeking and help-rejecting

Dating When You Have Borderline Personality Disorder

Dating When You Have Borderline Personality Disorder

“I noticed my symptoms were a lot stronger and more dysfunctional when I was in a relationship,” she says, who was diagnosed in March 2021.

“I get obsessive quite quickly. I’ll constantly want to call or text, and I’ll isolate from other friends – I drop hobbies and dedicate all my time to that person.”