What is borderline personality disorder? A diagnosis is made based on symptoms... including emotional instability, feelings of insecurity, worthlessness, impulsivity and impaired social relationships. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a common mental illness and if often misdiagnosed as Bi-Polar Disorder.Ironically, the abbreviations for both conditions is the same - BPD - which can add to the confusion! People with Borderline Personality traits have difficulty managing their emotions and impulses, usually in relation to people closest to them, and to maintaining a stable self-image. Typically they see their loved ones as all good or all bad, and … [Read more...]
6 Books on Borderline Personality Disorder That Should Be On Your Reading List
Listed are some publications about Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) If you or someone you're close to has Borderline Personality Disorder, it's a good time to do some reading that can give you more insight into and information on this psychiatric disorder Looking for some interesting reading on Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)? If you or someone you’re close to has BPD, it’s a good time to do some reading that can give you more insight into and information on this psychiatric disorder. Here are 6 books on borderline personality disorder that should be on your reading list, both fiction and non-fiction: I Hate You, Don’t Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality, by Jerold … [Read more...]
The Addiction Solution
Dr. David Kipper Shares His Thoughts On The Book "The Addiction Solution" Unraveling the mysteries of addiction through cutting-edge brain science In the following video, the author of The Addiction Solution, Dr. David Kipper speaks about treating addiction as a chronic medical disease https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbUyCDApc7w Dr Kipper advocates unraveling the mysteries of addiction through cutting edge brain science. The underlying problem with addiction, he says, is our brain chemistry, which is not treated. Brain chemistry is where this disease of addiction originates and there are a few basic neurotransmitters: serotonin, dopamine, or adrenalin, that control our behaviors. Until … [Read more...]
The Amygdala in 5 Minutes
The amygdala is a limbic system structure that is involved in many of our emotions and motivations, particularly those that are related to detecting fear and preparing for emergency events In this video, the neuroscientist gives a short primer on the brain's emotional processor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDD5wvFMH6U Knowing how to manage your amygdala is one of the most important steps in rebuilding your relationship. When you’re trying to fix your relationship but your emotions are out of control, you will always end up fighting. It’s time to get some professional help. You can change this today. I can help you to: Grow your emotional skills – emotional skills are far more … [Read more...]
Surviving Life Dramas. How To Stop Whining And Start Living!
Want to survive your life dramas and live a life of EASE?— Imagine being able to understand all those negative emotions that you feel and reduce their impact on your body. Wouldn't that be great? — Imagine being able to recover from those negative emotions and become settled, even content with what life has thrown at you. How would you feel if you could do that? — Imagine being able to see the positive in everything that happens to you. It truly is possible, but you need to know how. — Imagine being able to live in present moment awareness, focusing on what is true about you and not on appearances that cause you to get angry or anxious. — Imagine being able to stay well and have healthy … [Read more...]
How To Handle Difficult Behavior – And It May Be Your Own!
Almost every family, every organization, has them – people whose behavior impacts on individuals and can ruin relationships.Maybe there are people in your home or workplace with behaviors that upset you but who you simply don’t have the confidence to challenge, even though you would like to!Or maybe you will recognize yourself in this volume and start to realize how YOU drive other people crazy at work or at home. * I have difficulty tackling others. What if they become aggressive with me? * What if I become a target of bullying, which adds to my stress? * I hate confrontation and I don't want to rock the boat! * My peers aren't the problem – it's my boss! How do I deal with … [Read more...]
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