Psychological Matters

This article features a guest author, Ashley Rogers. She will provide tips on how to manage the daily stress in our lives.  Stress is a common problem. Though it’s natural, it can often get out of control and potentially lead to other problems.There are many ways to fight it, but there is no one way that will work for everyone. In order to find a way to deal with stress that works for you, consider the following methods. It may take multiple attempts or combinations, but you’ll likely find something here that can help you. 1. Exercise Exercise is a tried and true method of fighting stress, as well as other emotional negativity. This is because when you exercise, your body releases endorphins, which is what triggers a “runner’s high” or “second wind.”  Your pain tolerance increases & you often simply feel great. This can often last well after a workout, and have residual effects on your state of mind. 2. Music Music is also known to influence mood, whether we want...

Since Borderline Personality Disorder causes erratic, disruptive emotions and behaviors, it is no surprise that this condition negatively affects familial relationships. Children are particularly vulnerable to these effects since they have limited access to social, emotional, and tangible resources. They also do not have a perspective of normal parenting and cannot limit their contact with the ill parent. Children who have a parent with Borderline Personality Disorder must navigate a constantly changing relationship with that mother or father. Mason and Kreger in their classic book,  Stop Walking on Eggshells (1998), identified the following negative effects of BPD parenting. They have found parents with BPD—  May be unable to adequately consider their child’s needs, wishes, and feelings May be too preoccupied with their personal emotional experience and overlook their child’s needs May substitute their worldview for their child’s (for example, if they hate ...