Borderline and Back: Hope, Management and Resilience for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

As I have been working through the "harder" part of my BPD management journey I have been working through the difference between what I am feeling/emotions I am experiencing and what I am thinking, the thoughts I have. How I work through the relationship between these things, how they impact my behavior and how I communicate my experiences and need to people in my life.

This video does a pretty good job summarizing what I was trying to say - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQQGYny7pq0

Thanks to each of you for supporting this podcast, I appreciate you all so much.

M.

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Sometimes I worry that I am not accurately representing how I manage my BPD day to day through the content that I typically put out. So I decided to try something different! This episode is a little insight into some of the thought patterns or behaviours I continue to manage day to day, how I reacted, skills I may have used, and what I feel about it now.

For me - managing is about growth, development, and change, not perfection. Let me know through the community section below (if you are listening on Spotify) if you liked to type of episode so I can be a bit better at capturing notes when these things happen.

Thanks to each of you for supporting this podcast, I appreciate you all so much.

M.

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After yet another break I am back - it makes me laugh at this point. But hey, part of my self love journey has been learning to recognize when I am being over extended. To look at what I do and do not have space for at the time, to look at when I need a little rest, reboot and refresh. To be the parent to myself that I need.

love me more - sam smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1hDzq98WIY

The media is a bit of a dumpster fire when it comes to representing BPD and Cluster B personality disorders at the moment.  In an effort to turn the minds (like my DBT reference there) about what this diagnosis is, can be and humanize it I wanted to create an initiative where others can share their stories through this Podcast. Lets connect, spread hope and humanize borderline personality disorder.

If you are interested in being a part of this fill out the form below, or use the link tree to find your way!

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The media is a bit of a dumpster fire when it comes to representing BPD and Cluster B personality disorders at the moment. Which is terrible because May is BPD Awareness Month. In an effort to turn the minds (like my DBT reference there) about what this diagnosis is, can be and humanize it I wanted to create an initiative where others can share their stories through this Podcast. Lets connect, spread hope and humanize borderline personality disorder. 

If you are interested in being a part of this fill out the form below, or use the link tree to find your way!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3QEDVdTVXJkBa3jj3QRWv6xKjVlTT4l18OTUE4JsurqY3jg/viewform?usp=sf_link

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If you are in Crisis Please Contact your local emergency services or contact your country's suicide prevention help-line

https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines

365.25 days ago I hit my ultimate low, I was formed. 365.25 days later, I can say that I am the happiest I have been. And I am grateful for that. Please know, that there is hope. Each one of you listening is among the strongest people I could ever know.

With Grace and Gratitude, 

M.

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Interpersonal relationships are for just about everyone, but for those of us with BPD they carry increased layers of complexity. They can cause a lot of shame, anger, and, despair. There are things that we can do though to help us recognize when we are struggling, to help us manage our interactions and expectations (known and unknown) that we are putting on people in our lives. Learning to see people as WHO THEY ARE and to remember why we value them is critical when it comes to managing and developing healthy interpersonal relationships.

Check out the link tree below to the amazon "self-study" resources for a link to Non-Violent Communication that I mention at the end of the episode.

You Me and BPD Podcast : Host Sean Keyes and I chat in Episodes #114 and #125. These are long-form chats about life, experiences, and reflection.

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We are at DBT Minisode #11 - Emotion Regulation Module looking at the ABC and PLEASE skills.

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Sometimes I worry that I am not accurately representing how I manage my BPD day to day through the content that I typically put out. So I decided to try something different! This episode is a little insight into some of the thought patterns or behaviours I continue to manage day to day, how I reacted, skills I may have used, and what I feel about it now.

For me - managing is about growth, development, and change, not perfection. Let me know through the community section below (if you are listening on Spotify) if you liked to type of episode so I can be a bit better at capturing notes when these things happen.

Thanks to each of you for supporting this podcast, I appreciate you all so much.

M.

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We are continuing to work through the Emotion Regulaton Module of DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)!

Use the linktree below for full PDF access to the DBT handouts and worksheets referenced for this skill!

Emotion Regulation Handouts 8 (worksheet 5) 9 (worksheet 6)10 (worksheet 7) 11 (workseet 7) 12 (worksheet 8) 13 (worksheets 6-8)

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Welcome to Season 2. To kick this off I thought I would try and explain the second most complex BPD topic/behaviour I can think of and try to tackle!

Referenced Content:

Verywell Mind Splitting Summary - https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-splitting-425210

You Me and BPD Podcast : Host Sean Keyes and I chat in Episodes #114 and #125. These are long form chats about life, experiences and reflection.

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