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BPD Book: Pay Attention To Me! book review bpd

A review of Kelly South's Pay Attention to Me: A Fairly Accurate Story:

This story of one woman's battle with Borderline Personality Disorder may be a short read, but it packs a few punches! It certainly brought up some memories of my own recovery days!

This book comes from two perspectives:...

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A BPD Recovery Success Story bpd dbt skills guest blog

by Holly Marie

I always knew there was something different about me.

I loved deeply, got attached quickly, and suffered greatly at the slightest rejection. I had suicidal ideation at least once and month, and cut myself on a daily basis. My friends were concerned. My family was distraught. No one...

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Mental Health and Curating Your Space guest blog home mental health

You get up in the morning. Your sleepless night, tossing and turning, has left you tired and drained. Isn’t sleep suppose to give you energy? Whatever, you’ve never been a morning person anyways.

You sit up, and in that moment, you dread getting out of bed. The pile of clothes on...

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How To Stop An Argument healthy conflict relationships
 

Are you hitting a brick wall when it comes to disagreements with someone you love?  


Here's how to turn the argument into a peace talk:

 

Forcing someone to agree with you or admit they are wrong will leave you stuck in a battle you can't win. ...

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Threatening To Leave A Relationship As A Coping Mechanism healthy conflict relationships

Threatening to leave a relationship every time you argue? That was me.

I wrestled with the idea that I could disagree with someone, even be angry with them... and still love and care and want a relationship with them.  One disagreement and I would be packing my bags.

Short-term, I would feel...

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Jade Stanton: Beginner's Guide To Mindfulness bpd dbt skills mental health
 

A beginner’s guide to mindfulness couldn’t possibly teach you everything you need to know in order to master the art. Yet even a very basic understanding can give you amazing insight into your thoughts and emotions. Here are a few quick steps to get you started.

 

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Jade Stanton: The #1 Tip To Stop Self-Injuring bpd dbt skills

It’s not easy to stop self-injuring on your own, but there are a few quick tricks you can use to catch those urges before acting on them. All emotional responses can motivate us to do things, but sometimes these things aren’t great for us in the long-run. So how do we stop ourselves...

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Jade Stanton: When BPD Makes It Hard For To Accept Help bpd

When loved ones intervened in my self-harm attempts, dysphoria made it hard for me to see or accept the help for what it was.  As they tried to remove the sharp object or called emergency services, I would scream and fight like a wild animal. At that moment I  truly believed they...

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Jade Stanton: When BPD Leads to Rejection and Abandonment bpd

THE BRUTAL TRUTH

When BPD leads to abandonment and rejection, you learn quickly. Soon, you fear abandonment by all the people you love, and you start to see abandonment everywhere. To avoid being rejected, you push them away before they can hurt you. The result? No one can abandon you, because...

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