Q. I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of border-line personaltiy disorder. Does anyone know what this disorder does?
A. Borderline personality disorder is often a devastating mental condition, both for the people who have it and for those around them.
Perhaps shaped by harmful childhood experiences or brain dysfunctions, people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder live in a world of inner and outer turmoil. They have difficulty regulating their emotions and are often in a state of upheaval. They have distorted images of themselves, often feeling worthless and fundamentally bad or damaged.
And while they yearn for loving relationships, people with borderline personality disorder typically find that their anger, impulsivity, stormy attachments and frequent mood swings push others away.
Over the last 10 years, increasing awareness and research are helping improve the treatment and understanding of borderline personality disorder. At the same time, it remains a controversial condition, particularly since so many more women than men are diagnosed with it, raising questions about gender bias. Although definitive data are lacking, it's estimated that 1 percent to 2 percent of American adults have borderline personality disorder (BPD). It occurs in about one in every 33 women, compared with one in every 100 men, and is usually diagnosed in early adulthood.
Contrary to lingering perceptions, emerging evidence indicates that people with BPD often get better over time and that they can live happy, peaceful lives.
I was diagnosed with Borderline 3 years ago and life can be a struggle...Thanks to my psychiatrist I am on a good combination of medication (Prozac for Depression, Campral and Lyrica for Anxiety, Abilify and Geodon for Schizophrenia) and I'm managing my life pretty well. I also see a therapist once a week that teaches me Dialektical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which is next to medication the most successful treatment for Borderline. My biggest problems are my impulsivity and my tendency to abuse drugs.
I encourage you to inform yourself, here is a website from the Mayoclinic, that tells you everything you need to know about Borderline Personality Disorder, including Signs and Symptoms, Causes, Risk factors, When to seek medical advice, Screening and diagnosis, Complications, Treatment, and Self-care.
https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/borderline-personality-disorder/DS00442/DSECTION=2
This link leads you to a website about Dialektical Behavior Therapy:
http://www.aapel.org/bdp/BLDBTresumeUS.html
If you have any questions or problems that I might be able to help you with, you may contact me by e-mail.
I disagree with some of the previous answerers about criteria for Borderline, here is a list of the Official Criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:
-frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
-a pattern of unstable & intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation
-identity disturbance: markedly and persistent unstable self-image or sense of self
-impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g. spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating)
-recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures or threats, or self-mutilating behavior
-affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g., intense episodic dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more than a few days)
-chronic feelings of emptiness
-inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g., frequent displays of temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights)
-transient, stress related paranoia or severe dissociative symptoms
Perhaps shaped by harmful childhood experiences or brain dysfunctions, people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder live in a world of inner and outer turmoil. They have difficulty regulating their emotions and are often in a state of upheaval. They have distorted images of themselves, often feeling worthless and fundamentally bad or damaged.
And while they yearn for loving relationships, people with borderline personality disorder typically find that their anger, impulsivity, stormy attachments and frequent mood swings push others away.
Over the last 10 years, increasing awareness and research are helping improve the treatment and understanding of borderline personality disorder. At the same time, it remains a controversial condition, particularly since so many more women than men are diagnosed with it, raising questions about gender bias. Although definitive data are lacking, it's estimated that 1 percent to 2 percent of American adults have borderline personality disorder (BPD). It occurs in about one in every 33 women, compared with one in every 100 men, and is usually diagnosed in early adulthood.
Contrary to lingering perceptions, emerging evidence indicates that people with BPD often get better over time and that they can live happy, peaceful lives.
I was diagnosed with Borderline 3 years ago and life can be a struggle...Thanks to my psychiatrist I am on a good combination of medication (Prozac for Depression, Campral and Lyrica for Anxiety, Abilify and Geodon for Schizophrenia) and I'm managing my life pretty well. I also see a therapist once a week that teaches me Dialektical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which is next to medication the most successful treatment for Borderline. My biggest problems are my impulsivity and my tendency to abuse drugs.
I encourage you to inform yourself, here is a website from the Mayoclinic, that tells you everything you need to know about Borderline Personality Disorder, including Signs and Symptoms, Causes, Risk factors, When to seek medical advice, Screening and diagnosis, Complications, Treatment, and Self-care.
https://www.mayoclinic.com/health/borderline-personality-disorder/DS00442/DSECTION=2
This link leads you to a website about Dialektical Behavior Therapy:
http://www.aapel.org/bdp/BLDBTresumeUS.html
If you have any questions or problems that I might be able to help you with, you may contact me by e-mail.
I disagree with some of the previous answerers about criteria for Borderline, here is a list of the Official Criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:
-frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
-a pattern of unstable & intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation
-identity disturbance: markedly and persistent unstable self-image or sense of self
-impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g. spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating)
-recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures or threats, or self-mutilating behavior
-affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g., intense episodic dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more than a few days)
-chronic feelings of emptiness
-inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g., frequent displays of temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights)
-transient, stress related paranoia or severe dissociative symptoms
Do you really think bulimic or anorexia can still be considered a mental illness?
Q. I'm not talking about the skinny or average weight people with the problem. I'm talking about the moribidly obese people who go down this path after feeling like they have tried everything else. If they plan on losing weight w/ buliemia until they get down to a certain weight.
A. Eating disorders are classified under Mental Health: Types of Mental Illness
Eating disorders involve extreme emotions, attitudes and behaviors involving weight and food. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are the most common eating disorders
http://www.4troubledteens.com/eating-disorders-mental-illness.html
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/links/default2.asp?ID=Mental+Illnesses%2FDisorders&Topic=Mental+Illnesses%2FDisorders
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/default.htm
However, Morbid Obesity is considered a chronic medical disease due to compulsive overeating. resulting overtime in weight gain. Overweight is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher; obesity is defined as a BMI of 30 or higher; and morbid obesity as 40 or higher
Obesity appears to increase the risk for some mental illnesses, including mood disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorders, according to a study in last month's Archives of General Psychiatry. But it may decrease the risk for alcoholism and drug abuse.
Even tho' Obesity has links to Related Diseases (Cormorbidities); it is not considered a mental illness.
If someone is fat ;because he binge eats, then of course that needs to be characterized under the category of a mental disorder. And binge eating ("eating, in a discrete period of time, e.g. within any two-hour period, an amount of food that is definitely larger than most people would eat in a similar period of time under similar circumstances") is already listed in the DSM .
http://www.canada.com/cityguides/dawsoncreek/story.html?id=7334a423-bf44-4df8-acc2-2d642e4c1026&p=2
http://www.rockymountainweightlosssurgery.com/obesity_related_diseases.asp
http://ezinearticles.com/?Teen-Obesity&id=429394
http://www.disaboom.com/forums/t/46600.aspx
Eating disorders involve extreme emotions, attitudes and behaviors involving weight and food. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are the most common eating disorders
http://www.4troubledteens.com/eating-disorders-mental-illness.html
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/links/default2.asp?ID=Mental+Illnesses%2FDisorders&Topic=Mental+Illnesses%2FDisorders
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/default.htm
However, Morbid Obesity is considered a chronic medical disease due to compulsive overeating. resulting overtime in weight gain. Overweight is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher; obesity is defined as a BMI of 30 or higher; and morbid obesity as 40 or higher
Obesity appears to increase the risk for some mental illnesses, including mood disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorders, according to a study in last month's Archives of General Psychiatry. But it may decrease the risk for alcoholism and drug abuse.
Even tho' Obesity has links to Related Diseases (Cormorbidities); it is not considered a mental illness.
If someone is fat ;because he binge eats, then of course that needs to be characterized under the category of a mental disorder. And binge eating ("eating, in a discrete period of time, e.g. within any two-hour period, an amount of food that is definitely larger than most people would eat in a similar period of time under similar circumstances") is already listed in the DSM .
http://www.canada.com/cityguides/dawsoncreek/story.html?id=7334a423-bf44-4df8-acc2-2d642e4c1026&p=2
http://www.rockymountainweightlosssurgery.com/obesity_related_diseases.asp
http://ezinearticles.com/?Teen-Obesity&id=429394
http://www.disaboom.com/forums/t/46600.aspx
If you eat nothing but junk food and then switch to regular healthy food, how much weight will you lose?
Q. I'm 5'9 and 220lbs
I have binge eating disorder and am seeking professional help, I'm wondering though how much weight I can potentially lose if I were to stop eating junk food cold turkey and only eat healthy meals.
Would I see significant results quickly?
Any answers help,
thank you
I have binge eating disorder and am seeking professional help, I'm wondering though how much weight I can potentially lose if I were to stop eating junk food cold turkey and only eat healthy meals.
Would I see significant results quickly?
Any answers help,
thank you
A. 80% of weight loss is diet.
You can eat a healthy diet and lose weight.
You can eat a healthy diet and exercise and lose more weight.
You can exercise and eat a poor diet and not lose and even gain weight.
A good healthy diet high in fiber, lean meats, eggs, complex carbohydrates, whole grains, antioxidant foods, healthy beverages and low in added sugar and salt help people lose weight, lower cholesterol, increase energy, improve brain function, lower blood pressure, reduce cancer risk and have a more positive lifestyle!
You need to eat a lot more food and a lot more fiber!
Diets that exclude foods from any food group are fad diets and do not lead to permanent weight loss or solve any other health issues.
First, try to kick your fiber intake to 40 grams of both soluble and insoluble fiber.
Whatever you do, get your fiber from your food, not from a jar.
Fruits and vegetables have good fiber in them. A high fiber diet increases the metabolism.
Try a breakfast cereal with at least 20% of recommended daily allowance of fiber in it. They are usually low in sugar so there is a double benefit. Blueberries or raspberries on top add more fiber and antioxidants. But fresh or frozen, not the kind in syrup. Oatmeal with berries or a bit of fresh honey is also good.
Raw nuts are a great source of fiber, healthy fats, and antioxidants. Avocados are the best.
Lots of beans, peas, and grains are high fiber. Whole grain breads. Fiber kicks up the metabolism so you actually burn more calories. These foods will give you more gas in the beginning but if eaten daily, the bacteria in the digestive tract will elevate lowering the gas output.
This will get you on the path for a healthy daily bowel movement. This helps clean the system and aids healthy digestion.
I know it goes against everything you've heard but eating lots of the right foods will actually help you lose weight!
Next, take an age appropriate basic daily multivitamin. Don't look at your multivitamin as nutrition but more as an insurance policy. Think of it as filling in the gaps in your daily diet as opposed to a primary source of nutrients.
You have to drink lots of water to be healthy. But you can disguise it. Fill your glass all the way full with ice before pouring low sugar beverages. Try iced green tea with a splash of orange juice in it for sweet. More antioxidants. Add lemon juice to water for flavor. Slice up a cucumber and float it in pitcher of water. Gives it salty fresh taste. But you must drink up to 100 oz of water daily to help your body get rid of waste and the natural toxins.
Last, you need to get 7-9 hours of quality sleep depending on your age. All recent sleep studies report a connection between poor sleep patterns and weight gain. This includes going to bed as close to the same time every night including weekends. Most of us stay up late Friday and Saturday night and it throws us off.
You must combine a healthy diet with exercise to multiply the benefit. Whether an hour a day in the weight room or just a 30 minute brisk walk every day, the added benefit of a regular exercise program really do increase and accelerate healthy weight loss.
I lost 30 pounds in 5 months by spending my money at the grocery and gym and have kept it off for over two years. Less than 3% of people that attempt weight loss lose it and keep it off for two years. It is not easy. It is a lifestyle change.
Good luck and good health.
You can eat a healthy diet and lose weight.
You can eat a healthy diet and exercise and lose more weight.
You can exercise and eat a poor diet and not lose and even gain weight.
A good healthy diet high in fiber, lean meats, eggs, complex carbohydrates, whole grains, antioxidant foods, healthy beverages and low in added sugar and salt help people lose weight, lower cholesterol, increase energy, improve brain function, lower blood pressure, reduce cancer risk and have a more positive lifestyle!
You need to eat a lot more food and a lot more fiber!
Diets that exclude foods from any food group are fad diets and do not lead to permanent weight loss or solve any other health issues.
First, try to kick your fiber intake to 40 grams of both soluble and insoluble fiber.
Whatever you do, get your fiber from your food, not from a jar.
Fruits and vegetables have good fiber in them. A high fiber diet increases the metabolism.
Try a breakfast cereal with at least 20% of recommended daily allowance of fiber in it. They are usually low in sugar so there is a double benefit. Blueberries or raspberries on top add more fiber and antioxidants. But fresh or frozen, not the kind in syrup. Oatmeal with berries or a bit of fresh honey is also good.
Raw nuts are a great source of fiber, healthy fats, and antioxidants. Avocados are the best.
Lots of beans, peas, and grains are high fiber. Whole grain breads. Fiber kicks up the metabolism so you actually burn more calories. These foods will give you more gas in the beginning but if eaten daily, the bacteria in the digestive tract will elevate lowering the gas output.
This will get you on the path for a healthy daily bowel movement. This helps clean the system and aids healthy digestion.
I know it goes against everything you've heard but eating lots of the right foods will actually help you lose weight!
Next, take an age appropriate basic daily multivitamin. Don't look at your multivitamin as nutrition but more as an insurance policy. Think of it as filling in the gaps in your daily diet as opposed to a primary source of nutrients.
You have to drink lots of water to be healthy. But you can disguise it. Fill your glass all the way full with ice before pouring low sugar beverages. Try iced green tea with a splash of orange juice in it for sweet. More antioxidants. Add lemon juice to water for flavor. Slice up a cucumber and float it in pitcher of water. Gives it salty fresh taste. But you must drink up to 100 oz of water daily to help your body get rid of waste and the natural toxins.
Last, you need to get 7-9 hours of quality sleep depending on your age. All recent sleep studies report a connection between poor sleep patterns and weight gain. This includes going to bed as close to the same time every night including weekends. Most of us stay up late Friday and Saturday night and it throws us off.
You must combine a healthy diet with exercise to multiply the benefit. Whether an hour a day in the weight room or just a 30 minute brisk walk every day, the added benefit of a regular exercise program really do increase and accelerate healthy weight loss.
I lost 30 pounds in 5 months by spending my money at the grocery and gym and have kept it off for over two years. Less than 3% of people that attempt weight loss lose it and keep it off for two years. It is not easy. It is a lifestyle change.
Good luck and good health.
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