In no way diminishing the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rapidly increasing number of cases and deaths bring to mind the staggering statistics of a health condition with which I am very familiar – Borderline Personality Disorder…
The theory is that a poor attachment experience in childhood is what fuels an intense fear of abandonment which in turn generates nearly uncontrollable anxiety.
If you have a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) it’s very likely that you feel unhappy more often than you feel happy.
Why is that?
Most people have experienced awe but typically find it difficult to describe. In other words, there are no words except, perhaps, for gobsmacked. Understanding awe may be helpful for people with BPD
Marsha Linehan, the developer of Dialectical Behavior Theory for the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder uses a simple phrase to describe the goal of her therapy: to help people create a life worth living.
How does that work?
It should come as no surprise to hear that more people are suffering from anxiety these days than ever before. What is surprising is that woman are twice as likely to experience anxiety than men are…
