You have an unexplained desire to buy a sports car. You're happily married, but you have started fantasizing about younger women. You go on a crash diet, and dream about starting over, being free. Does ...

Psychotherapy may be a new and different experience for you, and in some ways may be confusing. Misunderstandings now can lead to problems with your therapy later. Your therapy will be more successful if you ...

"Codependent No More" "How to Survive the Loss of a Love" "You Can Heal Your Life" "Never Be Tired Again!" "Don't Panic" ...

Parent-child bonding is a special intimacy that develops between you and your child is tremendously important to your child's development. For most children this relationship is their first and will affect all their future ones. If ...

A chronic marijuana user has cut down his dosage dramatically, but now his supervisor complains that his job performance as a bricklayer was far better before he started treatment. A recovering alcoholic learned to play the ...

Their bodies kick into overdrive. They find themselves disoriented, scared and alone. They become moody, secretive and sarcastic. You don't recognize your own child. What happened to the child you used to know? The answer: ...

Dave is frightened of flying. In an airplane he gets nervous and thinks about the plane crashing. Amy avoids going to the dentist. She becomes apprehensive, fears the pain and is embarrassed by her nervousness. She ...

Why is caring for your 9-month-old infant so draining that you stagger through the day, while caring for your sister's baby is smooth sailing? Why does your friend's 6-year-old throw noisy temper tantrums, while your own ...

You may have heard your friends talking in a new way about gasoline, felt tipped pens, deodorants and nail polish remover as drugs. The word is out: Inhaling, sniffing or, as it's called on the ...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior. This instability often disrupts family and work life, long-term planning, and the individual's sense ...

Below are some of the most frequently asked questions, and their answers, about Borderline Personality Disorder. What is Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)? The main feature of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a long pattern of instability ...

Table of Contents Introduction Psychotherapy Hospitalization Medications Self-Help Introduction Borderline Personality Disorder is experienced in individuals in many different ways. Often, ...

Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder make frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment. The perception of impending separation or rejection, or the loss of external structure, can lead to profound ...

The main feature of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image and emotions. People with borderline personality disorder are also usually very impulsive. This disorder occurs in most ...

The term "borderline" means in-between one thing and another. Originally, this term was used when the clinician was unsure of the correct diagnosis because the client manifested a mixture of neurotic and psychotic symptoms. Many ...