Borderline Personality Disorder is an adult’s mental disorder that is associated with distorted thoughts, feelings and actions toward own self and others that hampers normal life a lot and creates self-image issues (negative self-image), problem in maintaining relationships (marital stress, divorce), and job dissatisfaction (repeated job changes).
Let us know how this mental health problem can be taken under control:
- Identifying the reasons: Finding out the situations and causes behind emotional and behavioural instability can make things easier.
- Gathering knowledge: Learning about this disorder is crucial to deal with this issue.
- Solving associated problems: Substance use or having other mental health problems such as self harm, suicidal tendency etc. must be sorted out in the first hand to solve borderline personality disorder.
- Acquiring coping skills: Learn practising meditation, breathing exercise, mindfulness (focusing on the present) can accelerate the emotional and behavioural stability.
- Avoiding thinking of others: It is crucial to understand, we should do anything for self gratification, not for appreciation from the outer world.
- Growing healthy habits: Mixing with others, exercising regularly, eating healthy foods (fruits and vegetables) and avoiding any kind of substance (alcohol, drugs, nicotine), can help to maintain emotional and behavioural balance.
- Opt in for professional help: If the condition is not controllable, professional help must be taken by a mental health professional.
Most importantly, it requires a lot of time to bring emotional and behavioral changes, so one must not blame himself or herself for the disorder rather should get involved in the treatment plan for personal betterment.
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Written by:
Saiyeda Asea Asha
Sabrina Choudhury, Coordinator, WSIF
