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u/LightspeedBriefs · 1 pointr/BPDsupport

First of all, kudos to you for looking to work on this! I think the best things you can do for starters would be read through the BPD support subreddits here, and read up/watch videos on the topic. There's a ton of informative material that will help you on your journey!

This might be a great start for DBT - link to Amazon

u/nordbundet_umenneske · 1 pointr/BPDsupport

http://www.amazon.com/Training-Treating-Borderline-Personality-Disorder/dp/0898620341

I recommend this book highly. Borderlines have to basically relearn how to react to things. We are extremely emotional. Stay strong and remind yourself you are not your illness

u/zeezlouise · 2 pointsr/BPDsupport

i'm sorry you're going through a hard time. the hospital is frightening and being put in isolation is (in my opinion) the wrong thing to do to anyone who is struggling. i hope my post can be helpful to you.

i’m 28 and have struggled my whole life with what i now know is bpd and ptsd from prolonged trauma as a kid. i remember the anger, sadness and fear i used to feel growing up. I’m still learning how to deal but I only started real work on myself 2 years ago. i can only speak from my own experiences, but i feel like it's a good thing that you learned this about yourself now.

you'll start to learn ways to deal with triggers and recognizing patterns which will pay off so much as you get older. like say before you get in to college, or when you're in your early 20s trying to figure out job/career. those are going to be stressful times in your life and understanding your bpd will make those times much easier. stay in therapy, it might take a while to find someone you feel comfortable with. if you’re not comfortable with your therapist, you have the power to get a new one. it’s always going to be a lot of work, and only you can do it.

you mentioned violent voices and imagery, be kind to yourself. those thoughts will come up but they don’t need to be acknowledged as truth. those thoughts aren’t you. i consider myself a bubbly optimistic person, but things will get very dark in my mind. especially if i’m depressed or triggered. i used to run a lot of torture scenarios for myself and other people. talk therapy will teach you how to deconstruct those thoughts, let them go, or discover what’s causing them.


these are things that have helped me:

Power of Vulnerability, Brene Brown (https://www.amazon.com/Power-Vulnerability-Teachings-Authenticity-Connection/dp/1604078588) this gave me so many ways to understand the way that emotions works.

routine: SLEEP, eat healthy and regularly, exercise. try to stay away from weed, alcohol, drugs. those things are 100% triggers for anxiety and other bad feels when you have bpd.

keep a journal. i keep a calendar where i mark my emotions, state what is giving me anxiety, what I’ve eaten, if i’ve had alcohol or drugs, who i’m physically involved with. it gives you a clear picture of cause/effect, or what patterns you might be playing out.

learning to meditate and understanding mindfulness, Tara Brach’s podcasts have been helpful for me, https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tara-brach/id265264862?mt=2

Find the things that give you joy. go out for a walk. make something with your hands: paint, do pottery, volunteer. i’m an introvert so i need some time alone to recharge but this gets tricky because i’ll hermit hardcore and continue the spiral. everything is about balance. and balance takes a lot of practice and awareness.

be patient, kind and gentle with yourself. i used to self harm in a myriad of ways. if you do this too, you’ll need to find ways to replace those habits. there’s a saying “neurons that fire together wire together” which is kinda like- the more you exercise the part of your brain that puts you in “fight or flight” mode, anxiety, fear, pain….the faster and easier that part of your brain is going to be activated. so be kind and gentle with yourself. it’s taken me a long time to let go of different ways of self harm. therapy and some medication were the most help there.