People with borderline personality disorder have trouble living a normal life. All of their feeling are over the top. They have trouble getting their emotions under controlled. Many of the people with the disorder go through many emotions and psychotic symptoms that prevents them to think clearly and live a sane life. There are some treatments and medications that can help someone with borderline personality disorder live a normal life and there is many things family and friends can do to help. Borderline personality disorder is tough for someone to go through, but with the right treatment and help, they will be able to live a normal life. People with borderline personality disorder have extreme reactions of depression, rage, or distress
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One of the treatment that are used to treat borderline personality disorder is psychotherapy also known as "talk" therapy. Some medications can be used to treat other symptoms like depression and anxiety. The types of psychotherapy used to treat the disorder are cognitive behavioral therapy, which can help people change the way they think, Dialectical behavior therapy "focuses on the concept of mindfulness, or being aware of an attentive to the current situation"(NIH). It teaches people how to control their emotions, reduces self-destructive behaviors, and helps improve relationships. The last type is schema-focused therapy, it combines some elements of cognitive behavioral therapy , which allows the person to focus on the way they see themselves. There has not been medications approved to treat borderline personality disorder although like I have said before some medication can help to treat some specific symptoms like anxiety or depression. There has been many studies done to help improve borderline personality disorder and there is one that seemed to help it said "30 women with borderline personality disorder showed that omega-3 fatty acids may help reduce symptoms of aggression and depression"(NIH). Finding the proper treatment to treat borderline personality disorder, people can feel better and experience less severe …show more content…
There is one girl in particular who talks about how the disorder affected her life. Her name is Kayla, she was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder in her teen years, which most of the people with the disorder are diagnosed within those years and early twenties she said, "throughout my teens I failed to develop an identity, falling behind academically socially and emotions felt like I had got stuck at age 11 when the problems began and that my body and mind were developing but my sense of self and capacity to regulate emotion lagged way behind"(MHF). People with Borderline Personality Disorder go through many emotions and it can be really hard for them to live a normal life if it is not
One of the treatment that are used to treat borderline personality disorder is psychotherapy also known as "talk" therapy. Some medications can be used to treat other symptoms like depression and anxiety. The types of psychotherapy used to treat the disorder are cognitive behavioral therapy, which can help people change the way they think, Dialectical behavior therapy "focuses on the concept of mindfulness, or being aware of an attentive to the current situation"(NIH). It teaches people how to control their emotions, reduces self-destructive behaviors, and helps improve relationships. The last type is schema-focused therapy, it combines some elements of cognitive behavioral therapy , which allows the person to focus on the way they see themselves. There has not been medications approved to treat borderline personality disorder although like I have said before some medication can help to treat some specific symptoms like anxiety or depression. There has been many studies done to help improve borderline personality disorder and there is one that seemed to help it said "30 women with borderline personality disorder showed that omega-3 fatty acids may help reduce symptoms of aggression and depression"(NIH). Finding the proper treatment to treat borderline personality disorder, people can feel better and experience less severe …show more content…
There is one girl in particular who talks about how the disorder affected her life. Her name is Kayla, she was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder in her teen years, which most of the people with the disorder are diagnosed within those years and early twenties she said, "throughout my teens I failed to develop an identity, falling behind academically socially and emotions felt like I had got stuck at age 11 when the problems began and that my body and mind were developing but my sense of self and capacity to regulate emotion lagged way behind"(MHF). People with Borderline Personality Disorder go through many emotions and it can be really hard for them to live a normal life if it is not