Jake AsherBorderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition that significantly affects a person’s ability to manage their emotions, thoughts, and self-image. This can often lead to unstable relationships, difficulties in employment, and a lack of long-term planning. Those affected by Borderline Personality…
Jake AsherOne of the most common terms associated with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is “splitting.” Splitting is a term used to describe the inability to hold conflicting thoughts, feelings, or beliefs. To put it simply, someone with BPD who is “splitting” is seeing things in a very “black and white” manner. For…
Jake AsherMany of us know the common signs and symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). But did you know that a lesser reported but still common issue for people with BPD is hating your own name? It’s true. A quick scan of BPD communities…
Jake AsherDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a type of talk therapy (aka psychotherapy) designed for people who experience a very intense range of emotions. It was created by Dr Marsha Linehan when she was treating people she would later recognize to have Borderline Personality Disorder…
Jake AsherSelf-Destructive Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the four subtypes of BPD. Someone with BPD may display symptoms of one or more subtypes at any one time. It’s rare to fit perfectly into any one subtype of borderline personality disorder. Sufferers…
Jake AsherPetulant Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the four BPD subtypes, along with Discouraged BPD, Impulsive BPD, and Self-Destructive BPD. Someone with BPD can fit into one or more of the four subtypes at any one time. Similarly, it’s not uncommon to shift…
Jake AsherImpulsive Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the four subtypes of BPD, along with Discouraged BPD, Petulant BPD, and Self-Destructive BPD. Sufferers of Borderline Personality Disorder may suffer from multiple subtypes of BPD at the same time or shift from type to type over the…
Jake AsherDiscouraged BPD (also known as Quiet BPD) is one of the four subtypes of BPD alongside Impulsive BPD, Petulant BPD, and Self-Destructive BPD. Someone with BPD may have more than one subtype or move from type to type throughout their life. Discouraged BPD looks quite…
