http://www.bpdfriends.com #1 Online Support Community for both Borderline Personality and Bipolar Disorders Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:51:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/07/social-anxiety/ http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/07/social-anxiety/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:22:22 +0000 Heather http://www.bpdfriends.com/articles/2010/07/social-anxiety/ Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /usr/www/users/ptdavis/bpdfriends/wp-content/plugins/whydowork-adsense/whydowork_adsense.php on line 332

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I haven’t been diagnosed with this Social anxiety disorder but is this what it is or something else..: Is it when you (examples from personal experience): *Stay indoors out of fear of going out *Think people can read your thoughts if you’re around people *Can’t mentally cope with being out in town/city *Have panic attacks [...]]]> http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/07/social-anxiety/feed/ 0 http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/07/epsom-salt-baths-are-helping-me-out-a-ton/ http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/07/epsom-salt-baths-are-helping-me-out-a-ton/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:03:49 +0000 Heather http://www.bpdfriends.com/articles/2010/07/epsom-salt-baths-are-helping-me-out-a-ton/ Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /usr/www/users/ptdavis/bpdfriends/wp-content/plugins/whydowork-adsense/whydowork_adsense.php on line 332

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Must be the magnesium I’m absorbing (check my threads on magnesium). What magnesium does best is relax the muscles (mine, especially my chest are always tense) and binds serotonin (the feel good chemical) and makes it easier for you to absorb. Add some essential oils to the bath, especially lavender (inhaling the scent increases serotonin [...]]]> http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/07/epsom-salt-baths-are-helping-me-out-a-ton/feed/ 1 http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/06/nami-raises-borderline-personality-disorder-awareness/ http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/06/nami-raises-borderline-personality-disorder-awareness/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:52:41 +0000 Heather http://www.bpdfriends.com/?p=2325 Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /usr/www/users/ptdavis/bpdfriends/wp-content/plugins/whydowork-adsense/whydowork_adsense.php on line 332

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On may 20th, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) , together with the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder , sponsored a congressional briefing on Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Several prestigious mental health experts, including Thomas Insel, M.D., director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and John Oldan, M.D., president-elect of [...]]]> http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/06/nami-raises-borderline-personality-disorder-awareness/feed/ 0 http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/06/confessions-of-a-borderline-girlfriend/ http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/06/confessions-of-a-borderline-girlfriend/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:51:18 +0000 Heather http://www.bpdfriends.com/?p=2322 Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /usr/www/users/ptdavis/bpdfriends/wp-content/plugins/whydowork-adsense/whydowork_adsense.php on line 332

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Inspired by another interesting article on BPD Family, I have decided to share some insight into why I behaved the way I did in previous romantic relationships. It’s funny that my non-borderline partners feel like they are under attack because I feel the same way. A lot of what I have done, I did in [...]]]> http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/06/confessions-of-a-borderline-girlfriend/feed/ 1 http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/06/the-calm-before-the-storm/ http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/06/the-calm-before-the-storm/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:22:35 +0000 Heather http://www.bpdfriends.com/?p=2315 Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /usr/www/users/ptdavis/bpdfriends/wp-content/plugins/whydowork-adsense/whydowork_adsense.php on line 332

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Ever notice how the lack of and/or too much sleep can be indicative of problems to come? Too much sleep, for me, indicates my best friend depression is trying for an unwelcome visit. Lack of sleep can also indicate the same thing and can cause anxiety and agitation as well. This week I have done [...]]]> http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/06/the-calm-before-the-storm/feed/ 1 http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/05/she-helps-me-without-knowing-it/ http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/05/she-helps-me-without-knowing-it/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 21:20:00 +0000 Heather http://www.bpdfriends.com/?p=2298 Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /usr/www/users/ptdavis/bpdfriends/wp-content/plugins/whydowork-adsense/whydowork_adsense.php on line 332

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I was never a big fan of Tori Amos in middle school or high school. I remember many girls my age being really obsessed with her and I didn’t get it. I get it now. One of the best purchases I’ve ever made was the “Welcome to Sunny FL” DVD. I can’t recall how many [...]]]> http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/05/she-helps-me-without-knowing-it/feed/ 1 http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/05/unconditional-positive-regard/ http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/05/unconditional-positive-regard/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 21:08:10 +0000 Heather http://www.bpdfriends.com/?p=2294 Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /usr/www/users/ptdavis/bpdfriends/wp-content/plugins/whydowork-adsense/whydowork_adsense.php on line 332

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” Express empathy for client’s difficulties (feeling inadequate or incompetent) through unconditional positive regard, warm acceptance, and reflective listening.” – taken from The Personality Disorders Treatment Planner by Neal R. Bockian and Arthur E. Jongsma Hmm, how to phrase my connection to this statement? I’ll try my best I guess. This is what has been [...]]]> http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/05/unconditional-positive-regard/feed/ 1 http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/05/abandonment/ http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/05/abandonment/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 21:04:14 +0000 Heather http://www.bpdfriends.com/?p=2290 Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /usr/www/users/ptdavis/bpdfriends/wp-content/plugins/whydowork-adsense/whydowork_adsense.php on line 332

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So, I’ve been in physical therapy for 6 months now. My physical therapist is very lovely and kind of exemplifies everything I have missed in my own mother. Now, mind you, I don’t know her much outside of the couple hours a day I see her but… I can just tell she’s what I’ve needed [...]]]> http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/05/abandonment/feed/ 1 http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/05/dealing-witth-the-gottchas/ http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/05/dealing-witth-the-gottchas/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 19:37:58 +0000 Heather http://www.bpdfriends.com/?p=2162 Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /usr/www/users/ptdavis/bpdfriends/wp-content/plugins/whydowork-adsense/whydowork_adsense.php on line 332

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Years ago I heard a story of two golfers, Dave and Chuck. They were about to start a round of golf when Dave asks, “shall we make this interesting? I’ll bet you $500 AND give you a handicap, if I can have three Gottchas. Chuck asks, “What’s a Gottcha”, but his friend refused to explain. [...]]]> http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/05/dealing-witth-the-gottchas/feed/ 0 http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/05/the-rbha-and-other-best-friends-to-have/ http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/05/the-rbha-and-other-best-friends-to-have/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 07:54:42 +0000 Brenda http://www.bpdfriends.com/?p=2153 Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /usr/www/users/ptdavis/bpdfriends/wp-content/plugins/whydowork-adsense/whydowork_adsense.php on line 332

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It really surprises me how few people know what a RBHA is. It is Regional Behavioral Health Authority. This is the entity that oversees ALL mental health providers in your specific region. Every state has them, some more than one-for example, in here Arizona, we have three to cover all the territory. The purpose of [...]]]> http://www.bpdfriends.com/blog/2010/05/the-rbha-and-other-best-friends-to-have/feed/ 0