Posted by Nikita on October 22, 2002, at 12:49:48
In reply to BORDERLINE Disorder - proper med rate of success, posted by ZH389 on October 18, 2002, at 1:22:45
Are you on any medications? I have found Risperdal to help level my moods out, I realized it during an argumnet with a man I'm dating and thought, hey, I didn't do any thing wrong, so I went in my room and painted my toenails!
Also, my p-doc gave me a book, Mind Over Mood, to help with my highs and lows, and irrational thinking. It basically has worksheets, which I dreaded, but they actually helped. For instance, in a situation like....the other day my boyfriend was talking about his ex-wife and her niece who was suicidal and his ex was considering having the girl live with her for awhile. My guy told her that probably wouldn't be best for their own three kids, and that "she shouldn't try to save the world." Well, I took that one last line totally out of context. In the back of my mind I know he didn't mean it, but initially all I heard was, my ex is so caring and great but you aren't empathetic, Kim. The workbook comes into play in situations like this. You record what happened and rate your initial moods and feelings, then list what evidence supports those feelings. Then you have to list what might contraindicate those feelings. Then you have to write what the person may have actually been saying, not what you perceived. And finally, you rate your moods again and usually, they come down considerably. I'm trying to apply these steps when I get so upset. In the past, I would blow up, scream in cry, go in the bathroom, and cut. I still do that alot, but I'm working on it. I realize i've always had BPD and that it's going to a lot of work to get control of my emotions and thought process. Good luck. What kind of therapy are you going through?
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