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Can anyone tell me anywhere to find helpful tips in dealing with the symptoms of BPD. I feel like I have very little tools in my arsenal. I'd like to learn about DBT and some other helpful ways to cope. I'd also like to find more information about the disorder, books, workbooks etc... Anything might help.

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www.mayoclinic.com/health/borderline-personality...
www.medicinenet.com/borderline_personality_disorder/www.4degreez.com/disorder/borderline.html

bpd.about.com/od/understandingbpd/a/whatisbpd.htm

Here are a few sites to help you

There are a number of good books......but it's difficult to find them. One of my personal favorites is New Hope for Persons with Borderline Personality Disorder. I remember getting frustrated when I was first looking for info because most of the things I found were geared towards the family or loved ones of the sufferer instead of the sufferer, and most of them were very negative. They basically said...."So your loved one has BPD it sucks to be you." The aforementioned book is not only geared towards the sufferer, but it goes in to detail about WHY we feel what we do.

There is a free Yahoo DBT class at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/dbtclass/. You have to sign up and get accepted but it is very good.

Good luck in finding what you need. You can use us for a resource as well. Most of us are more than willing to share our experiences.

This is the one that I use. It's pretty highly recommended in the professional realm
http://www.amazon.com/Dialectical-Be...s=dbt+workbook

This book I believe is quite similar:
http://www.amazon.com/Training-Treat...s=dbt+workbook

I recommend this, just because this man is amazing
http://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Mindfu...ess+meditation

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www.dbtselfhelp.com the complete dbt program online and it's free.

Besides the workbooks recommended by Stratocaster and the New Hope... book recommended by Maranara, I've found Lost in the Mirror by Richard Moskovitz to be helpful. I've consulted a number of books and, while the content may be somewhat repetitious from one to another, I've usually found that each book offers some unique insight or suggestion. One caution, though-- I've occasionally found myself being triggered by the books' blithe lists of things borderline individuals can do to make ourselves feel better. I've been known to respond with "Look, *******, if I had all those options open to me, I wouldn't need a self-help workbook!"

Originally Posted by Longleaf

Besides the workbooks recommended by Stratocaster and the New Hope... book recommended by Maranara, I've found Lost in the Mirror by Richard Moskovitz to be helpful. I've consulted a number of books and, while the content may be somewhat repetitious from one to another, I've usually found that each book offers some unique insight or suggestion. One caution, though-- I've occasionally found myself being triggered by the books' blithe lists of things borderline individuals can do to make ourselves feel better. I've been known to respond with "Look, *******, if I had all those options open to me, I wouldn't need a self-help workbook!"

I have noticed that effect too..... Sometimes you read something that you've been doing forever that you had no clue was BPD, and it kinda gets to you.