Relationship coping techniques

@AndreaDawn

Hi, thanks for taking that risk in posting despite the nervousness. 💜

So if I'm understanding, you'd been successful for a while in coping with BPD after a couple years of therapy. But then something traumatic happened a few months ago that has sort of caused a lot of those feelings and challenges to come back.

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In terms of general coping strategies, I like this link a lot. It has some anxiety-related tips in there but also some tips for other BPD.
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/borderline-personality-disorder-bpd/self-care-for-bpd/

I'm wondering if it might be helpful to talk through that traumatic event and the way that it's changed things? It sounds like since that event, relationships have become a lot more difficult and it feels like the world is much more threatening. (And I know at least for me personally, that feeling of danger can make it really difficult to share what I'm experiencing if there's an expectation that anyone I might share with is either going to misunderstand, not care, or say something invalidating/hurtful in response.)

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