Borderline Personality Disorder Therapy

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Do you find navigating and identifying your emotions difficult? Maybe you find yourself reacting to situations before you have the time to identify how you are feeling. Perhaps processing your emotions is a challenge because the emotions that you experience are felt strongly and can be overwhelming. You may experience emotional outbursts, finding it difficult to manage how you respond to others because these emotions can be so unpredictable. These experiences can cause you to have difficulty feeling safe or feeling you are able to trust others. Because of these complicated inner struggles, you might be struggling to maintain relationships with others while you navigate these emotions.

Navigating life with BPD can be challenging to maintain stable prospects, such as long-lasting jobs, relationships, or friendships. If you find yourself identifying with the challenges listed above, Healing Voices Psychotherapy is here to help you process the difficult situations you are going through so that you can better understand and manage your emotions. Working together, we want to empower you to take back control and successfully maneuvre challenging circumstances that come your way.

Is Borderline Personality Disorder creating challenges in your life?

Navigating Borderline Personality Disorder can feel Difficult.

The emotional intensity you are often facing can be a demanding experience, causing strong needs and desires that can feel difficult to fulfill through the people in your life. Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder can often live a push-and-pull lifestyle. You may be trying to pull people close because of fear they may leave you, and then feel overwhelmed by this closeness and want to create distance.

You may feel that you have a loss of control when it comes to your emotions, and that they can grow so large you feel compelled to respond by acting out in ways that create difficulties and hardships with the people you care most about. As a result, it creates a further sense of loneliness and isolation, giving fuel to these difficult emotional experiences.

Beneath this, there is a desire for safety and feeling securely loved by the people who are important to you. Juggling intense and opposing desires can be very emotionally challenging and stressful.

These internal conflicts can result in symptoms that may look like:

• Relationships that are Intense and Unstable:

  You may struggle with stable, consistent relationships, often characterized by alternating periods of intense closeness and isolation.

• Rapidly changing Emotions towards others:

  You may find yourself idealizing another person, and then rapidly devaluing them. The opinions and feelings you have toward others will swing back and forth. 

• Emotional Instability:

  You experience intense emotions that can switch rapidly, such as anger, sadness, fear, and anxiety about other people and your relationships. You find yourself ruminating over how others have made you feel. 

• Lack of Identity:

  You may find that your feelings towards yourself can also rapidly change from positive to negative. You struggle to feel stable in your identity. 

• Feelings of Emptiness and Dissociation:

  Beyond feeling intense emotions such as impulsive anger, you may find also yourself feeling a lack of emotions, or emptiness. 

• Fear of Abandonment:

  You find it difficult to trust others. You feel compelled to protect yourself and push others away because of a strong fear that others will leave you or let you down.

You are not alone: many people are navigating the experiences of BPD

You may feel angry about your emotional struggles and wonder how or why you are experiencing BPD. The causes of BPD are complex - genetics, childhood experiences, and environmental factors can all contribute to development. Because there are so many factors that can be intertwined and nuanced in the experience of BPD, it is important to address underlying trauma that you have experienced. A common issue for individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder is a sense of loneliness and isolation.

It is also important to know that you aren’t alone, and that there are other people who also experience the challenging life experiences associated with BPD. Approximately 2% of the population is diagnosed with BPD. Many individuals who struggle with BPD characteristics can be helped through psychotherapy, even if they don’t match diagnosable criteria *1. Individuals who experience BPD are more likely to also experience depression, anxiety, and PTSD mental health disorders, which can also benefit from supportive psychotherapy *2.

With BPD, there are struggles in regulating emotions, repeating interpersonal conflicts, having stable perceptions of others when idealizing and devaluing, and periods of dissociation from the self that all contribute to the complex landscape of BPD. When you go through periods of feeling overwhelmed, out of control, and unpredictable, doing the emotional work in a therapeutic space can provide a powerful tool in being able to understand yourself and how to interact with the world during times of emotional duress.

By recognizing your personal challenges and seeking the help of a supportive team, engaging in therapy, and reaching out to your community, you are taking an important step in managing the impact of BPD and leading a life of greater ease while developing a sense of personal wellbeing and connection with your loved ones. 

Navigating the Complexities of BPD: Moving forward with Empowerment

You are ready to make a change - and we understand that coming to the therapeutic space is daunting and can be a delicate and vulnerable decision. Therapy gives you a space to be able to learn about your attachment style, learn coping skills, and discover ways of managing your emotions and experiences.

Therapy can offer you a safe space to work through the experiences that have hurt or affected you - we are committed to providing a safe and supportive space to talk about experiences and emotions that you have experienced. We guide the development of a healthy dynamic with your emotions, so that you can communicate with your loved ones and foster relationships that are positive and secure.

How do we support individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder?

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Our Borderline Personality Disorder Therapist

I'm Alysha Plaggemeier, M.A., RP, your Couples Therapist and Relationship Expert. If you and your partner are navigating challenges in your relationship, I'm here to support you on your journey towards a healthier and more connected future. With my Master's degree in Counselling Psychology and a diverse background, I specialize in working with couples from diverse backgrounds, including heterosexual couples, LGBTQ2IA couples, monogamous and polyamorous couples, individuals facing pregnancy-related issues, veterans, and spouses of military members.

Through a holistic, science-informed approach I strive to meet dynamic needs and create a safe space for couples. I use therapeutic methods, including Attachment therapy and Emotion Focused Therapy, addressing issues like anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship dynamics.

With our accessible online therapy option, I am here to guide you through the journey to building a stronger and more fulfilling relationship. It's time to take the first step toward a brighter future together.

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