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Self-Help for Borderline Personality Disorder

How effective is self-help for Borderline Personality Disorder? Multi-award-winning author and psychologist Daniel Fox unpacks the evidence.
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Do people with BPD (or anyone experiencing psychological distress) have the motivation to sustain self-help?
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Does your self-help book use a DBT framework?
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Is there evidence supporting self-help approaches for BPD?
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I have a diagnosis of BPD. The hardest part to deal with is the feeling of emptiness. What advice do you have for dealing with this?
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Does depression feel and look the same for someone with BPD versus not?
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Is medication an option for BPD?
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What is splitting in the context of PDs?
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Would it be okay to refer your BPD workbook to a client who has CPTSD?
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Can someone just have borderline tendencies?
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Can you explain how BPD is a spectrum disorder?
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Isn't it better for people with BPD to seek professional help?
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Is BPD a form of PTSD? Can I have both?
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Can BPD be cured or do people need to learn to manage the symptoms?
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How do you identify early signs of borderline personality disorder in teens and intervene early/help them help themselves sooner?
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Does depression feel and look the same for someone with BPD versus not?
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