A Trauma Informed Approach to Treating Borderline Personality Disorder

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Video by Dr. Dawn Elise Snipes on integrative behavioral health approaches including counseling techniques and skills for improving mental health and reducing mental illness.

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[beyourself]

The problem is not all people are the same. My ex with BPD diagnosis was triggered by everything. Showing her love, compassion and understanding … trigger, setting borders to protect my own sanity = trigger. Telling that I love her = trigger. Asking to go on vacation together = trigger. She was always between too much of of good thing and running away, triggered by her anxiety to be left alone. And many other anxieties she developed over the decades. With every lie she told she made her psychological space smaller and smaller until, there was nothing left over from being herself.

In the end I discovered this is exactly what both of my parents did with me. I am no longer willed to offer help, or understanding to a person who reacts always anti-social, and always gives me the feeling that I am the reason why she feels bad. Nonsense she feels bad 24/7 and it is her Job to go to a Trauma-Therapist.

As soon as I face the … „you are responsible for my happiness“ thing in the future I will immediately end the relationship because this is all projection from her childhood…😮… I know its an illness but from my experience, you need to be an BPD expert to handle this storm inside her. And I do NOT want to be the Therapist, I WANT to be the boyfriend. Impossible Relationship. Some people just do not like to be responsible for them self.

[amyelizabeth]

I hope you know how appreciative we are for you and your videos. I was diagnosed w bpd last year and it made me feel so hopeless. Since I've found your videos that hopelessness has started to fade. I can't get dbt bc nowhere takes my insurance but I like to use your vids as tools to help me cope. It's hard and sometimes it feels like I'll never be able to change but I know that's not true. It takes hard work and self awareness to really start seeing a difference but I can definitely tell a difference in how I react to certain situations now compared to how I used to go into a full blown rage. Thank you Doc Snipes (sorry for lack of punctuation)

[Vladimyrful]

Doc Snipes, thank you from the bottom of my heart, this was painfully illuminating.

[ramonaalexander]

Thank you so much for this video and presentation. Probably the only presentation I've ever heard that didn't make a BPD feel like a worthless, horrible, dysfunctional basket case. It was delivered with so much grace and compassion, as well as enlightenment, edification and education!!!❤

[JohnPedder]

It’s hard to finish this and I’ve tried several times to do it. Sometimes I think it’s sad to watch. But it’s very helpful. And she’s very warm to the person that’s hurting / suffering, and tries to make you feel like you’re in a safe place. I wish every mind doctor was like Doc Snipes.

[CSK]

Thank you, I feel comforted when you mentioned "traits developed to survive". Absolutely on point

[elsh]

It is I sane how deeply accurate this is.
I have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and my fiance shows all the signs of it but has yet to be assessed.
It is like you are explaining us in excruciating detail.

[garfield]

Somebody give this woman an Academy Award.! Only 15 minutes in and i feel like she’s literally giving a sparknotes summary of my entire childhood-to-present. 🙏🏽 Thank you so much for this video!!!!

[Kerrviii]

I have had family members who sit around and ask if my aunt who is a clinically paranoid schizophrenic chooses to be. She’s had to be hospitalized. I have had severe neglect from those same people!
The worst part is, they don’t see that the rest of the world doesn’t really like them even when they are mentally sound!
I am disappointed by society. The only people I had in my life to show normalcy are dead.

[saranyadas]

Hi, I am 17 years old, I have been diagnosed with bpd, I learnt a lot from this video, thanks mam❤

[mohammadmollanoroozi]

Hi your videos are so helpful and informative. I'm 21 and had developed BPD traits because of the toxic environment I was raised in and didn't know what was wrong with me and why I did what I did until I watched your videos. I hope you are being rewarded greatly for spreading these information. I don't know how to truelly thank you

[elisabethragan]

I remember I was ten and I was terrified of going to sleep and waking up alone. I have so many symptoms from a life of trauma and addiction to pain. I’m so sad I may have passed this on to my children, I’ll spend the rest of my life working on myself and being a present mom thanks so much i really I liked your video !

[brittaneyupton]

I need your help you are the only one who completely understands my life. 😢 I need your help to heal so bad.

[Tanya]

Idk why “the feeling of not being worthy of being taken care of” made me cry so hard being left in foster care due to the extreme neglect and abuse including getting me on meth by 13 and not letting us eat for days if sick cuz “you’ll puke and waste the food anyways” and beating my puking sister for stealing some of my mac n cheese after 2 days of nothing I literally can’t even eat that anymore cuz I’ll get sick thinking about it she was 11…

[raspberriessummer]

This has been a TREMENDOUS help for me! I work in CMH.. ❤ THANKS for the time you put in doing this.

[BBFCCO]

You are so kind and understanding. I really wish more people would understand this disorder the way you do. Thank you.

[jlsams]

I have BPD and to date, this is by far the most helpful video I have come across and I just can’t thank you enough for helping put it in perspective like that

[joethiele]

As someone who is spiritual and used to meditate frequently, I find it harder and harder to have patience for myself. Like I’m on a very thin line of hating my guts and loving my spiritual self, it’s so confusing. I self sabotage but at times the outbursts feel uncontrollable. If I’m in a professional environment, I’ve learned I can explode in the bathroom if needed, so I typically go to the bathroom to be alone during 99% of social events

[Pompomeranian]

So validating. As a child frustration and meltdowns were met with verbal abuse or physical abuse and a good helping of shaming. As an adult I feel like I'm not "allowed" to be angry or unhappy regardless of how good of a reason i have to feel that way, doesnt matter "I'm not allowed!" But everyone else is more than welcome to be angry, hateful, vindictive and it's always ok and valid for them and I must be submissive and docile and fix everything cause their anger IS MY FaULT somehow🤷‍♀️