Living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) can make managing intense emotions and maintaining healthy relationships challenging, but you're not alone. This video introduces five proven strategies to help you gain control over your emotions and build stronger connections. By practicing mindfulness and emotional awareness, you can recognize triggers and respond more calmly. Effective communication through 'I' statements and active listening can enhance understanding with loved ones. Building emotional resilience with healthy coping mechanisms, such as journaling or talking to a therapist, is vital. Setting and respecting boundaries fosters trust, while seeking support from professionals, like through Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), can provide valuable guidance. Implementing these strategies will take time, but they can lead to healthier, more fulfilling relationships.

Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and a multi-award-winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for over 20 years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence.

He has published several articles and books in these areas and is the author of:

BPD Guided Journal: Journal: Your Space to Release Intense Emotions, Nurture Self-Compassion, and Take Charge of Borderline Personality Disorder. Available at: https://shorturl.at/Ta5Dj

The BPD Card Deck: 50 Ways to Balance Emotions and Live Well with Borderline Personality Disorder. Available at: www.shorturl.at/jBHJV

Complex Borderline Personality Disorder: How Coexisting Conditions Affect Your BPD and How You Can Gain Emotional Balance. Available at:
https://rb.gy/hdyqyy

Antisocial, Narcissistic, and Borderline Personality Disorders: A New Conceptualization of Development, Reinforcement, Expression, and Treatment. Available at: https://tinyurl.com/2anv8dww

The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manage Your BPD. Available at: https://goo.gl/LQEgy1

Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner): https://goo.gl/BLRkFy

Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox: 55 Practical Treatment Techniques for Clients, Their Parents & Their Children (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award Winner):: https://goo.gl/sZYhym

Dr. Fox has given numerous workshops and seminars on ethics and personality disorders, personality disorders and crime, treatment solutions for treating clients along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum, emotional intelligence, managing mental health within the prison system, and others. Dr. Fox maintains a website of various treatment interventions focused on working with and attenuating the symptomatology related to individuals along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum (www.drdfox.com).

YouTube:    / @drdanielfox  
Dr. Fox’s website: http://www.drdfox.com/
Dr. Fox’s Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl...
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Twitter:   / drdanieljfox1  
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Amazon Author’s Page: amazon.com/author/drfox


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00:00 Introduction
01:34 BPD’s Impact on Emotions
03:13 Strategy 1 - Mindfulness and Emotional Awareness
04:41 Triggers v Emotional Buttons
06:04 Strategy 2 - Effective Communication
08:20 Strategy 3 - Building Emotional Resilience
10:37 Strategy 4 - Setting and Respecting Boundaries
13:45 Strategy 5 - Seeking Support and Professional Help
15:05 How to find a therapist