BPD Sanctuary
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While I work on getting my blog & website links section squared away, I thought I’d give a shout-out to the Sanctuary - The BPD Sanctuary.
This website is chock-full of resources across a number of mental health issues and, of course, I will shine the spotlight on the BPD Sanctuary. It has several very informative articles including The Biology of Borderline Personality Disorder by Larry J. Siever M.D.
The two hallmark psychobiologic vulnerabilities or temperamental predispositions are affective instability and impulse aggression. The individual with BPD is exquisitely affectively sensitive to environmental shifts, particularly in their interpersonal sphere, so that they react with feelings of, for example, rage and despair and separation, humiliation and fury at a setback at work, etc. It is likely that this highly sensitive affective thermostat is present from a very early age and may apparently have genetic as well as early environmental antecedents… (more)
If you know of someone who may be suffering from BPD, they have a link with a list of doctors and therapists who treat Borderline Personality Disorder by state.
They have an “Ask the Therapist” feature that is handled by Michael J. Formica - a three time National Board Certified, Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist holding degrees in Psychology, Theology, and Philosophy, as well as advanced degrees in Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Counseling, and Organizational Behavior from Columbia University. He is a Diplomate in both Forensic Psychology and Sports Psychology, and was recently acknowledged as a Diplomate Candidate in Clinical Psychotherapy by the American Psychotherapy Association.
…and a whole lot more… a BPD Bookstore, article contributions, and you can even sign up for a mental health newsletter. Check it out. Because sometimes, you need a Sanctuary…
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