BPD Planet

Erik shares his experience living with Borderline Personality Disorder.

This young woman has Borderline Personality Disorder, among other illnesses

Self-harm is the act of harming yourself through cutting or burning and sometimes through self starvation. It is an undesirable effort to cope with emotional problems such as frustration and anger. Many people think that it is an attempt at suicide but this is not the case. Nor is it connected to any cultural ritual. [...]

People affected by Borderline Personality Disorder are often involved in conflict. You can take the first step to reduce Borderline Personality Disorder conflict and anger with your family member or loved one. Learn how to break the Cycle of Conflict using a Dialectical Behavior Therapy tool conceived by Alan Fruzzetti, PhD.

While this isn’t a brand new book – it was published in November 2007,  Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents is an extemely helpful book for parents of children diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. According to its description, “Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents offers parents, caregivers, and adolescents themselves a complete understanding of this complex and tough-to-treat [...]

I’ve always been a Star Wars fan. For the last month or so, one of my local cable stations has been playing every episode so often that I sometimes want to use The Force to strangle the people in charge of programming. Anyway, being the dedicated internet/information junkie that I am, I decided to Google [...]