Recently Diagnosed
Hi, I recently got diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, I'm just wondering what are some management strategies for it? To make it easier to deal with, if it's possible at all. Thank you to anyone who takes their time to answer :)
Thank you for posting! It might help first to make a list of the most disrupting symptoms you experience. Which symptoms prevent you from living a healthy, happy life the most? Afterwards, you can tackle your worst symptoms with DBT skills
Most disruptive is the amount of mood swings I go through every like 2 seconds, from hyperactive and overjoyed to depressed and tired.
@Starilus Mood swings can be really difficult to cope with. There are skils called DBT which can help you be more mindful and regulate emotions.
I'll take a look at it now, thank you for the information 💕
@Starilus I'm happy it was helpful!
I would also like to suggest the ACE technique and worksheets for Emotion Regulation.
The idea is the our mood can be greatly affected by what we do, when, and with whom.
In order to maintain a healthy sense of wellbeing, we need to balance what we do. We can use the acronym ACE to help us aim for a healthy life balance: Achieve, Connect, Enjoy
ACHIEVE - work, chores, study
CONNECT - with friends, family, community
ENJOY - play, fun, pleasure
You can go here to read more information about the ACE technique and download the free worksheets here.
@Starilus
There is strong evidence that certain types of psychotherapy can reduce the symptoms of BPD.
These five types of psychotherapy are:
* dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
* mentalization-based treatment (MBT)
* schema-focused therapy (SFT)
* transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP)
* systems training for emotional predictability and problem solving (STEPPS)
Citation:
Choi-Kain, L. W., Finch, E. F., Masland, S. R., Jenkins, J. A., & Unruh, B. T. (2017). What Works in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. Current behavioral neuroscience reports, 4(1), 21–30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40473-017-0103-z
Our writing team has collected information about these types of treatment and put them into a google doc, which you can view here.
