Tips: Survive Your Borderline Enchantress

DBT, mindfulness effective Abandonment anxiety -- preemption Rituals and procedures of presence, permanence, stability, and predictability Object inconstancy ---identity disturbance (emptiness) Mementos Programmed reminders Mantras Decompensation Techniques to tackle anxiety and panic (breathing, journaling and reading aloud) Acting Out (Self states, secondary psychopathy): impulsivity and recklessness Decatastrophizing Mirroring Techniques for impulse control (redirection, motivation, reframing) Emotional dysregulation Verbalizing Labeling Externalizing Chair work (emotions in chair)/dialog CBT negative thoughts Anger management techniques Cognitive restructuring Communication protocols Humor Mood lability Physical activity Sleep schedule Routines Stress management techniques Outsourcing of ego functions Regain locus of control Develop and reward autoplastic defenses Idealization-devaluation Restore reality testing Maintain the entire picture (integrate splitting) Self-mutilation, suicidality Sexual self-trashing, substance abuse, and reckless behaviors as self-harm Prevention first involves being able to recognize the warning signs of suicide, which can include: • Extreme mood swings • Feelings of hopelessness • Giving away possessions • Losing interest in activities • Talking about death or suicide • Saying goodbye to family and friends • Saying that they are a burden • Withdrawing from friends and family Do not judge, dismiss, or discount feelings Listen Encourage verbalizing sublimate aggression Dissociation Journaling Mementos video recordings programmed reminders Transient paranoid ideation (persecutory object) Reality testing: journaling, counter-paranoia (questioning/doubting), Secret code or exit strategy (suspend/freeze) Find and Buy MOST of my BOOKS and eBOOKS in my Amazon Store: