May
15
Borderline Personality Low Grade Self Mutilation: Stress Relief?
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Self mutilation, as a symptom of BPD, is generally a common occurrence. Doctors meet many BPD patients for the first time during a crisis, which might include some form of cutting, burning, or other self imposed physical abuse as a means to either manipulate those around them, or to ease the pain they are feeling […]
May
12
The following video is commentary from a doctor regarding the inner workings of the brain in BPD patients. Although the commentary starts out slowly, he eventually concludes that a part of the brain responsible for social interactions is not functioning correctly. Further, he proves this detailing the results of a study between a control group […]
May
8
First off, what is social exclusion? Broadly defined, social exclusion is the condition in which some group or sub-culture is not allowed to be apart of the mainstream due to the socio-economic standards, value systems, or interpersonal interactions of the majority population. Social exclusion can be described in many ways, including the struggle which smaller […]
May
6
I found the following video surfing through Youtube, looking for any interesting BPD material. This particular video struck a chord with me, in part because the subject talks about being bullied, misunderstood, and ignored by her peers. This is similar to what happened to Phoebe Prince in South Hadley Massachusetts, although I should be clear […]