alternative medicine techniques for Borderline Personality disorder treatment

 

Hi my names Erica and I've been suffering from BPD for 17 yrs now and I'm just starting to get better I'm 29 now ! I've found that St. Johns Wort , B12 ,and Omega 3 helps so much for me! Also haveing my family and friends understand my condition so the know how to cope with it ! When she gets out I'll be more then happy to talk to her if she would like ! 

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Borderline Personality Disorder is different than other mental ailments - because of its new discovery, and the nature of its treatments it is more complicated for medical professionals and others to deal with. It is something that cognitive therapy in a lot of its forms is good for - dialectical behavour therapy, cognitive therapy, etc. It is hard, because people do not understand

Honey you are far too young to be struggling like this My borderline came on at about thirteen really strong and there is help out there you don't want to be 30 years old just figuring that out if you don't feel comfortable going to your parents find an adult you can trust a guidence counselor anything, You need help you can't do it alone you need support from others and to be stable, I went from cutting myself to eating disorders and cutting myself to sex and promiscuity with men who didn't desrve to be with me. I had a baby at 15 and then when more of life crashed down on me and he left and I was more abandonded I turned to heroin and 14 years later after losing 3 children to the system I started to get help and fight back and quit letting my emotions rule my life my fears I got into a 12 step program I got the therapy I needed and I fight back still every day I am three years sober and clean... I talk to people when I start getting irrational I ask for help you need to address this in a serious manner as a matter of life or death with someone any one you can trust that can actually get you the help you need. It sounds like mom and dad have some issues of their own to work out and you are not the cause or the solution for them... you are not responsible for their decisions. I wish you well and if you need to talk I am here to listen !

I've been diagnose for 6 years now (no idea how long I've had it) and what has helped me gain control is meditation mixed with mindfulness. When I meditate I'll even talk the thoughts out loud because it makes it feel more solid to me. The basic mantra for when things bad is "I fell ____ because _____." I always have to remind myself that I don't actually know what other people are thinking or feeling even if I feel like there isn't any other way the other person can feel. The combo of meditation and mindfulness (and for me anti-depressants) help me stay in control when things get bad. On a regular basis however, I find that taking care of myself physically has a huge impact on my ability to see the world as it is. When I'm hungry, or cold, or tired, it triggers my fears. If I take care of the physical need, I can come back from "the bad place". This is one place where your friend can help her daughter a lot. If she's anything like me, an emotional storm takes precedence over thoughts like when did I last eat. Sometimes loved ones have to remind me that something is wrong and ask me if I'm tired or need something. It can make all the difference and your friend can do that for her daughter. Your friend also has to understand that while she is concerned and wants to help, BPD is a very complex and difficult disease. It encompasses a vast range of impacts that are difficult to identify and even more difficult to control. Her daughter is going to have issues with it, possible for the rest of her life, and they are going to come back when they are least expected. Even now, when I've been in control for a couple of years, I can't say I  never have problems with it and that it never interferes with my life or my relationships. Sometimes you just have say "this is a borderline day/week" and take the time to focus on making yourself better rather then letting it fester (or you will get worse storms). It is hard to deal with and takes a great deal of patience so have your friend understand that recovery will not always be easy. You might want to send her a Christmas present of the book "stop walking on eggshells," to help her deal all of the problems associated with having a loved one with BPD. 

One last note, when I was doing regular therapy sessions, I would become complacent in them. They would stop working once I figured out how the therapist operated and how I could avoid hard questions or emotional struggles within the sessions. To overcome that problem, it is up to your friend's daughter to decide that she is going to put herself through the exercises, make herself vulnerable and go outside her comfort zone. No one else can do it for her no matter how much they love and care for her. But they can remind her why she started going to the sessions in the first place and what issues specifically she might want to address. I've even had friends jot down a list of concerns and just have me bring it with me. I still had to be the one to pull it out and go through the list but it reminded me during the session that there were problems that people cared enough about that I should probably address them....if that makes any sense. Hope some of that helps!

I think I can agree with your idea. I also tried some alternative therapies which worked. One is energy healing ( pranic healing) they do work. I feel it's time to look more into those systems by the psychiatric field in order to help people.

Hey:

I was raised by the same type of mother and I'd say yup, getting the crazy b***h out of your life is critical because no one should have to eat poisoned love and that is what that is.

The most effective thing I have ever found was digesting repressed rage towards my mother with an emotional growth facilitator. They day that moved eye to eye with a woman facilitator was the first time I felt truly alive and grounded... loving women but needing nothing from them as men were designed to be when we are healthy. I'm a man so for me she energetically mated with me making it almost impossible to relate with and love women out of fear of more poisoned love or being castrated. My mother hated men and cut them down and controlled and manipulated... truly an alcoholic monster.

No experience with schema therapy only emotional body enlightenment. Best of luck to ya!

Scheme therapy is great for high functioning BPD patients who you sound like. Go for it!!!

I have been diagnosed with borderline. In my early to mid teens I struggled with much of what you describe. I can tell you there is hope. For a while you will probably be considered "just a typical teenage girl". I was. What helps me a lot is and always has been (once I realized self mutilation and drugs didn't help) is daily telling myself at least one good thing about myself and when I feel those urges to hurt myself I listen to happy music and DO NOT ISOLATE. Find a friend who you have fun with. Go outside. Watch a movie. Distract from the feeling in a positive healthy way. There is a free app called DBT 911. It gives a lot of tips that you will get from any therapist treating you for borderline. Try to stay positive. I hope this was helpful.

I too suffer from BPD.  I am 53 and have been incorrectly misdiagnosed most my life.  I don't know about it getting better with age.  I also do "dialectical behavioral therapy" and have been this therapy for several years..but it is a very complex type of therapy and I tend to get discouraged.  I do individual therapy sessions every two weeks.  I have also tried CBT with no progress unfortunatly.  I may try group therapy every week for BPD - perhaps this will help.  So tired of living this way. Tired of the emotional instability, alienatin people closest to me, lashing out, low impulse control, suicidal ideation, split thinking, rejection sensitivity, fear of abandonment and will do just about anything not to be abandoned.  Tired of finding the wrong men, instability and chaos/turmoil and short lived relationships.  I have read self-help book afrer self help book (currently reading "unglued" a book I highly recommend.

The Psychiatrist put me on Topamax about two months ago and I feel it is a miracle pill.  It is not an "antipsychotic". She said she gives it to some of her borderline patients to help with painful and intense emotions. And that it "regulates emotions".  At first I was skeptical..but I feel it has been a godsend.   have not lashed out since taking it, self harmed, had any impulsive behaviors, etc.  I also take Remeron and Wellbutrin for Major Depressive Disorder.  I hope this helps.

EPA, methylcobalamine, niacin, D3 and lithium orotate all have been studied and shown to benefit people with bpd. From personal experience they help as do avoiding glutamate and aspartate, and yoga.

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My daughter has been going through DBT treatment for almost a year now, and I have seen a huge difference in her. (Also, go off of gluten and dairy and see if it helps any. If you are sensitive to those things, it will make your brain chemistry unbearable.)

Seek God and a counselor. Prayers to you. Ask God to help you, he will.

Thanks for the great tips! I too have gotten better with age. Now 33yrs, bikram yoga, healthy diet and things I've learnt to avoid like caffeine has helped.

My case is similar. My mother is like that, plus she has BPD. Confrontation? It kind of helps but at the same time it doesn't...You release some tension but you get frustrated yet again. I guess I can recommend confronting your mother but baring in mind that you cannot rely on that. Since you live away from her, I would recommend not looking for her to confront her. Stay where you are while you can, and then when you cannot avoid her, then be sincere. Meaning, dont pretend. She probably wont get it, so I dont advise reasoning with her, but dont pretend either if you must confront her some time.

Mitch, if you get this message, would you be able to contact me?

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