Mental health disorders come in many forms and affect thoughts, emotions and behaviors in complex ways. Conditions like anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder are among the most frequently diagnosed ...

A classic communication theory, the double bind, may offer a unifying explanation for the paradoxes at the core of borderline ...

Sarah, a valued member of her work team, became fixated on a particular design element and insisted on implementing it, disregarding input from her colleagues. When the team expressed concerns about ...

Petulant borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a potential subtype of BPD. It involves mood changes and irritability. There is debate over subtypes of BPD. Petulant BPD is one of the four subtypes ...

Borderline Personality Disorder patients now have access to several effective therapies including dialectical behavioral therapy, mentalization based therapy and psychiatric management with goals of ...

Learn what borderline personality disorder symptoms are through testimonies of people who have experienced them. The post How ...

A “favorite person” (FP) in borderline personality disorder (BPD) describes someone to whom an individual with BPD relies the most for support and reassurance. This bond can be profoundly emotional, ...

“The new Taylor Swift album, The Tortured Poets Department, really hit me hard,” I told my therapist almost one year ago to the date. It dropped on 19 April 2024, and I was speaking about the end of a ...

‘I’m a liar. I’m a thief. I’m emotionally shallow. I’m mostly immune to remorse and guilt. I’m highly manipulative. I don’t care what other people think.” Thus opens “Sociopath: A Memoir,” by Patric ...