by BPD News | Sep 30, 2021
“It is extremely difficult having thinking patterns and feelings that make you perceive yourself as worthless. Having self-hatred so strong that you cannot imagine anyone truly enjoying your company also adds to it. In addition to this, it is hard trying to judge every social cue as something positive or negative. Most of the time, I take things very personally or the wrong way, which leads to even more self-hatred and paranoia of being abandoned by those who we love.”
by BPD News | Sep 28, 2021
Dialectical behavior therapy takes into consideration that some people react more intensely to emotional situations within interpersonal relationships and teaches skills to help manage emotions
by BPD | Sep 23, 2021
When something bothers you, do you find that it runs through your mind on an endless loop? Do you replay situations in which you said or did something foolish, like making a bad joke at someone’s expense?
by BPD News | Sep 21, 2021
Trauma, especially experienced early in life, can lead to a chronic inability to modulate emotions. As this article from Healthline highlights, a functional and happy life after trauma is possible with the correct support and healing tools
by BPD News | Aug 5, 2021
As the focus on the mental pressure on athletes has been thrust into the news through Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, tennis star Naomi Osaka, tennis star Rafael Nadal, and NFL stars Richard Sherman and Aaron Rodgers, the subject could not be more timely. And who better to spearhead it than former NFL star Marshall
by BPD News | Jul 27, 2021
Emily Klueh, a former Team USA swimmer who is in Tokyo as a mental health officer for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, helping elite athletes care for their minds as well as they care for their bodies.