HOW TO COPE WHEN A LOVED ONE HAS BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER (Podcast Episode 219)

borderline personality disorder

They love you one minute and hate you the next. They seem to cause trouble in all their relationships. They’ll go from sweet and loving to furious and lashing out. Yup. That’s life when a loved one has borderline personality disorder or BPD. Today I’m going to explain what BPD is exactly and the top ways you can help others and yourself. So stay tuned!

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Resources for How to Cope When a Loved One has Borderline Personality Disorder

Boundaries: How to Identify Them and How to Hold Them

The Secret to Positive Thinking in All of Your Relationships

The Secret to Making Boundaries Not Walls (So You Can Feel Safe)

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Research

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

Chapman J, Jamil RT, Fleisher C. Borderline Personality Disorder. [Updated 2022 May 2]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan.

“Personality Disorders,” National Institute of Mental Health

“Borderline Personality Disorder,” Canadian Mental Health Association

“About BPD,” NEAPBD Australia:

Paul H. Soloff, Patrick Pruitt, Mohit Sharma, Jacqueline Radwan, Richard White, Vaibhav A. Diwadkar, Structural brain abnormalities and suicidal behavior in borderline personality disorder, Journal of Psychiatric Research, Volume 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 516-525

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