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Best of Our Blogs: December 12, 2017
I recently read this post by a singer with bipolar disorder. It opened my eyes to what self-care actually looks like when you’re suffering from a mental illness. Instead of spa days, and yoga, she says for her it looks like slowing down, finding your own way and spending time with friends. This holiday season as you get lost in other people’s expectations, why not create your own list? Not a self-care list that looks good, but one that feels good to you. Our posts this week on dealing with emotional neglect, a loved one with borderline personality disorder and high conflict may be tips you want to add to your ...
Source: World of Psychology - December 12, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A. Tags: Best of Our Blogs Source Type: blogs

6 Gifts of Borderline Personality Disorder
I was twenty-four-years-old on my way to a residential treatment center in Chicago for an eating disorder when I got what I thought was devastating news that I had borderline personality disorder (BPD). When BPD hit my brain I lashed out inside. “Not another diagnosis,” I screamed while lines of thoughts trailed rapidly through my head. These thoughts came in all shapes and sizes. Some thoughts of abandonment flew by, other thoughts of suicidal ideation zoomed by. My mood was up and down like I was on a roller coaster, and not the kiddy one. I was a lost soul living in a world of self-destructive torment where...
Source: World of Psychology - December 10, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Brianna Ricotta Tags: Borderline Personality Eating Disorders Stigma Suicide bpd Character Strengths personality treats self-compassion Self-Esteem Source Type: blogs

Best of Our Blogs: October 10, 2017
We think we need big change to cause significant improvement in our emotional well-being and mental health. Sometimes it’s the small things, the things we don’t even think about that can cause dramatic shifts in our lives. It’s the ordinary things, the day to day things that we can change. While it’s not be as sexy as a getaway, spa visit or workshop, returning to the basics can be life changing. This week, consider how much sleep you’re getting. Is your diet up to par? And when is the last time you went for a walk, and read something just for the fun of it? Why not try one thing and see how y...
Source: World of Psychology - October 10, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A. Tags: Best of Our Blogs Source Type: blogs

Deliberately Untruthful: Normal vs. Abnormal Lying
Everyone lies at some point. When a child reaches 2-3 years old, they can understand the rules set in place by parents. They can also break them. When children become teenagers, the art of deception often increases. Usually, this stage of lying is normal. Abnormal lying occurs when the reasons for the lies change. These two scenarios demonstrate normal lying versus compulsive and pathological lying: Mark enjoyed his job even though it was stressful. He worked six days a week and although his wife had voiced her concern about a lack of quality time together, he continued to work long hours. Every year, despite the workloa...
Source: World of Psychology - October 2, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rebecca Lee Tags: Habits Personality Relationships Treatment Communication Compulsive lying Deceit deception habitual lying untruths White Lies Source Type: blogs

The Chronically Suicidal Patient and Stigma from Within the Mental Health System
There's an on-line psychiatrist discussion group where docs exchange information, ideas and resources. As in all things on-line, it's sometime is invaluable, and it sometimes makes me shake my head. Today, I was tagged in a post that discussed an article in Psychiatric Times calledWe Need to Talk About Stigma in the Mental Health System. Louise Harvey writes about her hospitalizations in the UK. Here is an excerpt so that you get the idea, and in the UK the term "sectioned" means involuntarily hospitalized.Quickly it became clear that I was considered to be a histrionic, attention-seeking youn...
Source: Shrink Rap - September 23, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dinah Source Type: blogs

Women know better than men what other women are thinking and feeling
In this study, the researchers found that the female volunteers got significantly better scores than the men. This didn’t come as a huge surprise, as other work has found that, on average, women are better at inferring other people’s mental states and identifying facial expressions. But the analysis also revealed that women were better at mind-reading other women than they were at reading men. Men were also slightly better at reading women than men, but they still scored lower than the female participants. Part of the explanation for women being easier to read could be that they are more emotionally expressive than men...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - September 18, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Emotion Gender Social Source Type: blogs

Borderline Personality Disorder: 8 Classic Signs You Should Know
How to tell if someone has a borderline personality disorder. • Try one of PsyBlog's ebooks, all written by Dr Jeremy Dean: Activate: How To Find Joy Again By Changing What You Do (NEW) The Anxiety Plan: 42 Strategies For Worry, Phobias, OCD and Panic Spark: 17 Steps That Will Boost Your Motivation For Anything (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - August 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Psychology Source Type: blogs

Surviving Mental Health Issues: Am I Unique or a Freak?
Years ago, when I experienced debilitating bouts of anxiety, I would easily lose my perspective and feel like an outcast — a freak. I momentarily transformed into a negative abstract of myself that possessed undignified emotional and behavioral idiosyncrasies. But, over time when I regained perspective, I appreciated my odd peculiarities as not only “unique” but as vital assets that helped me achieve some success in my life. Perspective: Use it or lose it. Got it. Seems easy. Not. The hard part was weathering the often betraying nature of this positive, elusive outlook. Whenever life flipped the coin on me, it d...
Source: World of Psychology - August 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John Tsilimparis, MFT Tags: Anxiety and Panic Celebrities Creativity Motivation and Inspiration Personal Personality Psychology Psychotherapy Creative Genius Depression Generalized Anxiety Disorder Improving Self Esteem Mental Health Mental Illness Perspe Source Type: blogs

Does the high-risk psychiatric patient pose a risk for the patient or the doctor?
A woman recently requested a medication evaluation at the suggestion of her psychotherapist. The caller told me her diagnosis was borderline personality disorder. She hoped medication might ease her anxiety. She also admitted that two other psychiatrists refused to see her because she was too “high risk.” I asked if she was suicidal. Yes, thoughts crossed her mind. However, she never acted on them, and was not suicidal currently. I was curious whether my colleagues recoiled at the caller’s diagnosis, her suicide risk, her wish for anxiety-relieving medication, or something else. By definition, “high risk�...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 30, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/steven-reidbord" rel="tag" > Steven Reidbord, MD < /a > Tags: Conditions Psychiatry Source Type: blogs

Swiping for Therapists
Over inThe New York Times, Melissa Miller has an article titled "How to Find the Right Therapist."Miller compares it to dating, and she makes the very valid point that good chemistry helps, it's really nice to like and respect your psychotherapist, and to feel a sense of rapport. In psychotherapy, the talking is an integral part of the treatment and the relationship itself can be healing. So it is important in therapy that the patient be comfortable confiding in the therapist, be open and honest, and feel safe saying things that can make one feel vulnerable.Miller compares it to dating, and talks about the plea...
Source: Shrink Rap - July 18, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Unknown Source Type: blogs

Best of Our Blogs: July 7, 2017
When things are going right, we seldom grow. It’s the hard stuff that makes us pause, reflect on how we’ve been living and stretch for something better. But those difficult times require grit and resilience. How do you get through days when you’re dragging your feet, feel out of sorts and everything seems to be going wrong? Nothing floors me like illness. Since I still have to raise two toddlers when I’m faced with fatigue or a general sense of dis-ease I look toward the following to lift me back up. Listen or read about people who have suffered, survived and succeeded through it. Podcasts, Super S...
Source: World of Psychology - July 7, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Brandi-Ann Uyemura, M.A. Tags: Best of Our Blogs Abnormal Psychology Antisocial Personality Disorder Borderline and relationships Borderline Personality Disorder bpd and relationships Histrionic personality disorder Iyanla Vanzant Narcissism Narcissism and boundaries Source Type: blogs