Childhood Trauma : Defense Mechanisms Resulting from Stress.
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In our response to stress resulting from our childhood trauma and other factors we often develop psychological DEFENSE MECHANISMS in an attempt to protect ourselves (though, very often, we are not consciously aware that many behaviours/defence mechanisms … Read the rest
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) : Latest Research Leads To New List Of Main Symptoms
Main Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms :
Recent research has led to an expansion of the description of the main borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms. Following the development of the Sheldern Western Assessment Procedure 200 (an assessment tool which … Read the rest
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) : Further Treatment Options.
Individuals suffering from psychiatric conditions such as borderline personality disorder (BPD) find there are a vast array of therapies on offer purporting to be able to effectively treat them. The choice can seem overwhelming and confusing.
In the case of … Read the rest
Childhood Trauma: The Five Main Personality Disorders.
Because childhood trauma has frequently been linked to the later development of borderline personality disorder (BPD), I have devoted a whole category of this blog to the analysis of that particular condition (see CATEGORIES section). However, as childhood trauma … Read the rest
Childhood Trauma: How The Child’s View Of Their Own ‘Badness’ Is Perpetuated.
Do You Ever Ask Yourself The Question: Am I A Bad Person?
When a child is continually mistreated, s/he will inevitably conclude that s/he must be innately bad. This is because s/he has a need (at an unconscious level) to … Read the rest
Research on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Treatment for Trauma.
What Is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation? :
Transcranial magnetic stimulation is normally abbreviated to TMS. Essentially, this treatment works by delivering short pulses of magnetic energy (which are generated by a handheld device that contains an electromagnetic coil) to specific … Read the rest
Childhood Trauma: The Link with Future Gambling.
Childhood Trauma And Gambling Addiction :
Research suggests that childhood trauma increases the likelihood of future addictions, including gambling. This gambling may become pathological. The types of childhood trauma that were experienced in pathological gamblers include violence, sexual abuse and … Read the rest
Borderline Personality Disorder: Raising Our Self-Esteem.
WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THINKING BADLY ABOUT OURSELVES?
Individuals with low self-esteem constantly criticize themselves. We may even META-CRITICIZE ourselves (criticize ourselves for criticizing ourselves). We often focus on mistakes and over-generalize from them, believing that these mistakes … Read the rest
Borderline Personality Disorder And Low Self-Esteem.
We come to form our beliefs, including those about ourselves, through our life experiences. Of course, the beliefs we hold because of what has happened to us in life can be very inaccurate.
Experiences that we have early in life … Read the rest
Psychotherapeutic Interventions That Research Suggests Are Helpful For Individuals Suffering with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
A quick search of the internet reveals a very large range of therapies on offer which purports to treat BPD effectively. Indeed, the sheer range of putative treatments can seem confusing and overwhelming.
It is for this reason that … Read the rest
