Jake AsherTherapy is a vital tool for people managing the challenge of living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), but what happens when you start to doubt whether your therapist is helping you effectively? Recognizing signs that your therapist might be wrong is crucial…
Jake AsherLiving with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) can be full of dizzying highs and terrifying lows each day. Within these lows lies a harrowing terrain known as rock bottom – an abyss where all hope feels lost and the light at the end…
Jake AsherLiving alone is often considered to be a milestone of independence and adulthood. While this may be the case for some people, when you have mental health issues like Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), things become more complicated. BPD is a complex mental…
Jake AsherBorderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex issue that can cause big swings in mood, a shaky sense of self, fear of abandonment, dissociation, troubled relationships, and many more problems. One such problem, one which isn’t discussed much, is the link between…
Jake AsherBorderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is incredibly difficult to live with. The constant emotional instability, the fear of abandonment, the splitting, and all the other symptoms can make life feel like hell. It can be tough living with someone who has BPD too.…
Jake AsherThere are a growing number of treatments and medications that exist to treat Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), but one of the most surprising medications is one that anyone can buy is a supplement from their nearest supermarket, health food store, or pharmacy.…
Jake AsherTo be diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) you need to suffer from at least five of the nine core symptoms. These symptoms include an unstable sense of image and difficulty regulating emotions. One of the most pervasive of these symptoms is…
Jake AsherBorderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex disorder that still requires a lot more research for us to better understand it. One of the most interesting theories posits that BPD may exist on a spectrum. When people first hear spectrum, their mind…
Jake AsherDistress tolerance skills are one of the four modules of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) that provide the necessary tools to tolerate situations you can’t immediately change. This means accepting the situation and tolerating the unpleasant emotions. One of these distress tolerance skills…
Jake AsherWhen you live with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), your life is full of challenges. Some of them are obvious like the core symptoms of BPD, such as fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, and wild mood swings. But BPD doesn’t just affect the…
