Q. BPD is Borderline Personality Disorder. I've take a couple quizzes and I can't really tell if I have a mood disorder or a personality disorder. So whats the difference?
A. The only true way to see if you have either one of those is to go see your doctor or talk to another professional.
Depression is very common, and you can fully recover from it with treatment.
Symptoms can include:
Feelings of hopelessness or helplessness
Difficulty concentrating
Insomnia or sleeping too much and/or fatigue
Irritability
Suicidal thoughts or actions
Changes in appetite
Body pains
BPD is treatable, but you're pretty much stuck with it. Why? It's a personality disorder. That means that it has become a part of you.
First, I want to talk about two ways that BPD can occur. One is from genetics. Another is through severe and recurring trauma. If either of these fit with you, you may be at a higher risk for BPD.
Symptoms of BPD vary with the individual case. The BPD can be high functioning or low functioning, or may act in or act out, or any combination within.
Low functioning individuals need to be told when to eat, pee, and how to do every day activities. They are so into their own world that reality seems like fiction. High functioning individuals can still do day to day activities, and most people would not believe that they have the disorder to begin with.
Those who act in are those that engage in self-damaging activities such as cutting, and suicide attempts. Those that act out do things like verbally or physically abuse the ones that they love and are heavy into impulsiveness.
Essentially, one only needs to fit into five of the nine following criteria to be considered a borderline:
1. Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment.
2. A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation.
3. Identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self.
4. Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g. spending sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating).
5. Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behavior.
6. Affective (mood) instability and marked reactivity to environmental situations (e.g. intense episodic depression, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and rarely more than a few days).
7. Chronic feelings of emptiness.
8. Inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g. frequent displays of temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights).
9. Transient, stress-related paranoia or severe dissociative symptoms (feelings of unreality).
Please go see your doctor
Depression is very common, and you can fully recover from it with treatment.
Symptoms can include:
Feelings of hopelessness or helplessness
Difficulty concentrating
Insomnia or sleeping too much and/or fatigue
Irritability
Suicidal thoughts or actions
Changes in appetite
Body pains
BPD is treatable, but you're pretty much stuck with it. Why? It's a personality disorder. That means that it has become a part of you.
First, I want to talk about two ways that BPD can occur. One is from genetics. Another is through severe and recurring trauma. If either of these fit with you, you may be at a higher risk for BPD.
Symptoms of BPD vary with the individual case. The BPD can be high functioning or low functioning, or may act in or act out, or any combination within.
Low functioning individuals need to be told when to eat, pee, and how to do every day activities. They are so into their own world that reality seems like fiction. High functioning individuals can still do day to day activities, and most people would not believe that they have the disorder to begin with.
Those who act in are those that engage in self-damaging activities such as cutting, and suicide attempts. Those that act out do things like verbally or physically abuse the ones that they love and are heavy into impulsiveness.
Essentially, one only needs to fit into five of the nine following criteria to be considered a borderline:
1. Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment.
2. A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation.
3. Identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self.
4. Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g. spending sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating).
5. Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behavior.
6. Affective (mood) instability and marked reactivity to environmental situations (e.g. intense episodic depression, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and rarely more than a few days).
7. Chronic feelings of emptiness.
8. Inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g. frequent displays of temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights).
9. Transient, stress-related paranoia or severe dissociative symptoms (feelings of unreality).
Please go see your doctor
What is a good self help book to purchase to help me with my binge eating?
Q. I want to find out the mental reasons why i do it and how to stop. thanksss:)
A. Hi,
Iâm sorry to hear youâre struggling.
I think you should check out this website called http://www.recoveryourlife.com/forum/
Itâs a very understanding and supportive website that deals with many problems including self-harm, depression, eating disorders (including overeating), addictions (such as drug and alcohol) anxiety (&& panic attacks, including anxiety disorders like OCD), suicide attempts, feelings and thoughts, bullying and abuse (including sexual and emotional abuse), trauma, and general mental health problems such as personality disorders, bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, general thoughts and feelings, ect.
You can post about your problems and gain advice and support, itâs full of caring people who are going through the same things as you are in a complete non-judgemental atmosphere, you feel a lot less alone and you donât get stupid answers or the old âsnap out of itâ, âstop being stupidâ comments you get on Yahoo Answers. You can also reply to other people and give them support, advice and share your stories and makes tons of new friends that you can open up to and trust. Already there are over 34,000 registered members.
They have an âIntroductionsâ forum where you can tell everyone a bit about yourself when you first sign up, you get very warm-welcoming messages to help you settle in and find your way around the site and answer any questions you may have.
They also have âGeneral Chatâ forum where you can talk about things that arenât related to mental health, such as polls, humour and chit-chat. Also, News & debates forum where you can catch up on all the news, and give your opinions.
The website also includes âFun and Distractionsâ Share jokes, funny sites, quizzes or useful distractions to help you relax and distract yourself with.
Also they have separate forums for certain things, such as Eating Disorder Support, Self-Injury Support, Mental Health Discussions, Ranting && Venting, Serious Discussion (such as suicide), Moving Forward (recovery based), and much more.
They even have a âShopâ where you can buy bracelets that represent recovery with Self-Harm and Eating Disorders. Also, they have a âGames Arcadeâ where you can play games to keep yourself distracted such as Pac-Man and Super Mario.
The website also contains lots of information, how to get help, beating urges, articles to read, advice, first aid, chat (like msn with others who are suffering), Live Help (one-2-one counselling - these people are not trained counsellors, but people who are normal members of the site but go that little bit further to help others), Supporters who can e-mail anytime, day or night to gain emotional support (again not trained professionals).
The site is free, but to in order to have access to everything available on the website you have to sign up, which only takes a few minutes. You donât have to be a certain age to join (even if youâre 40, you can still sign up, they have a âveterans cornerâ for older members, including advice on topics more relevant to adult life such as university, long term relationships, child-care and employment) The site is open 24/7, all year round.
A lot of people have said that Recover Your Life (or RYL for short) is a community where they feel they belong to, they are able to open up and be themselves and donât have to hide. They come on RYL everyday as a means of escaping their problems to have a break and be able to breathe knowing itâs full of people who care and who want to help - without the worry of them telling their friends or family.
So please have a look, I think it could really help you - especially if you canât talk to anyone in âreal lifeâ or have no one to turn to.
Hope you feel better soon.
(PS. You do not have to be currently ârecoveringâ to join)
Iâm sorry to hear youâre struggling.
I think you should check out this website called http://www.recoveryourlife.com/forum/
Itâs a very understanding and supportive website that deals with many problems including self-harm, depression, eating disorders (including overeating), addictions (such as drug and alcohol) anxiety (&& panic attacks, including anxiety disorders like OCD), suicide attempts, feelings and thoughts, bullying and abuse (including sexual and emotional abuse), trauma, and general mental health problems such as personality disorders, bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, general thoughts and feelings, ect.
You can post about your problems and gain advice and support, itâs full of caring people who are going through the same things as you are in a complete non-judgemental atmosphere, you feel a lot less alone and you donât get stupid answers or the old âsnap out of itâ, âstop being stupidâ comments you get on Yahoo Answers. You can also reply to other people and give them support, advice and share your stories and makes tons of new friends that you can open up to and trust. Already there are over 34,000 registered members.
They have an âIntroductionsâ forum where you can tell everyone a bit about yourself when you first sign up, you get very warm-welcoming messages to help you settle in and find your way around the site and answer any questions you may have.
They also have âGeneral Chatâ forum where you can talk about things that arenât related to mental health, such as polls, humour and chit-chat. Also, News & debates forum where you can catch up on all the news, and give your opinions.
The website also includes âFun and Distractionsâ Share jokes, funny sites, quizzes or useful distractions to help you relax and distract yourself with.
Also they have separate forums for certain things, such as Eating Disorder Support, Self-Injury Support, Mental Health Discussions, Ranting && Venting, Serious Discussion (such as suicide), Moving Forward (recovery based), and much more.
They even have a âShopâ where you can buy bracelets that represent recovery with Self-Harm and Eating Disorders. Also, they have a âGames Arcadeâ where you can play games to keep yourself distracted such as Pac-Man and Super Mario.
The website also contains lots of information, how to get help, beating urges, articles to read, advice, first aid, chat (like msn with others who are suffering), Live Help (one-2-one counselling - these people are not trained counsellors, but people who are normal members of the site but go that little bit further to help others), Supporters who can e-mail anytime, day or night to gain emotional support (again not trained professionals).
The site is free, but to in order to have access to everything available on the website you have to sign up, which only takes a few minutes. You donât have to be a certain age to join (even if youâre 40, you can still sign up, they have a âveterans cornerâ for older members, including advice on topics more relevant to adult life such as university, long term relationships, child-care and employment) The site is open 24/7, all year round.
A lot of people have said that Recover Your Life (or RYL for short) is a community where they feel they belong to, they are able to open up and be themselves and donât have to hide. They come on RYL everyday as a means of escaping their problems to have a break and be able to breathe knowing itâs full of people who care and who want to help - without the worry of them telling their friends or family.
So please have a look, I think it could really help you - especially if you canât talk to anyone in âreal lifeâ or have no one to turn to.
Hope you feel better soon.
(PS. You do not have to be currently ârecoveringâ to join)
How much are you drinking?
Q. Just did this quiz - http://health.ninemsn.com.au/quiz.as... to see whether I'm drinking too much alcohol... here's my results -
18 correct answers out of 24 questions:
You know that there are guidelines, but you're a bit hazy on the detail. Maybe you're saving all your drinks for a one-night binge â which is very risky behaviour. Make sure you eat while you're drinking, to help absorb the effects of the alcohol. If cocktail food is all that's available, get into the oysters (full of zinc to help with processing the alcohol), sushi and plain corn chips (their low glycaemic index will help you feel fuller for longer). And while a doner kebab at [insert favourite kebab food house here] is always a strangely attractive thing, you're better off going home to some wholegrain toast and vegemite. And make sure you keep one or two alcohol-free days aside in every week.
How about you? Whoever comes exact to or BETTER than my result first wins best answer!
http://health.ninemsn.com.au/quiz.aspx?quizid=162
18 correct answers out of 24 questions:
You know that there are guidelines, but you're a bit hazy on the detail. Maybe you're saving all your drinks for a one-night binge â which is very risky behaviour. Make sure you eat while you're drinking, to help absorb the effects of the alcohol. If cocktail food is all that's available, get into the oysters (full of zinc to help with processing the alcohol), sushi and plain corn chips (their low glycaemic index will help you feel fuller for longer). And while a doner kebab at [insert favourite kebab food house here] is always a strangely attractive thing, you're better off going home to some wholegrain toast and vegemite. And make sure you keep one or two alcohol-free days aside in every week.
How about you? Whoever comes exact to or BETTER than my result first wins best answer!
http://health.ninemsn.com.au/quiz.aspx?quizid=162
A. I scored 22.
I usually eat the buffet during happy hour, food slows the absorbtion of alcohol into your system.
I usually eat the buffet during happy hour, food slows the absorbtion of alcohol into your system.
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