Borderline Personality Disorder Relationship
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Don't believe everything you hear
Living on the Border
It can be difficult to maintain a relationship with someone who has borderline personality disorder. These myths and truths might make coping a little easier.
Protect the ones you love
Helpguide
Borderline personality disorder can be very frustrating and isolating. If you're in a relationship with someone with BPD, you need to read this guide on suicide signs and prevention.
Suicide is never the answer
Suicide
Has borderline personality disorder hurt a relationship with someone you love? Click here and contact your therapist for help. Call 911 immediately if you feel your life is in danger.
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A friend in need
SAMSHA
This video aims to educate people on dealing with a loved one who's been diagnosed with mental illness. It doesn't specifically mention BPD, but it urges you not to abandon your relationship.
You are not alone
Yahoo
This group of over 1,000 members is for people in a relationship with borderline personality disorder patients, namely spouses and significant others. A great space for advice and support.
Videos without late fees
National Education Alliance
Want to learn the current theories about borderline personality disorder and the direction of research and treatment? Sit in on health conferences with these expert-level videos.
It's the disease, not her
YouTube
Are you trying to raise a child with borderline personality disorder? The children in this video don't have BPD, but their struggles are real, and their stories will touch your heart. Have hope.
Ten things you can do
BPD Demystified
Sometimes you can feel powerless in a borderline personality disorder relationship, but there are things you can do. Take a look at these helpful guidelines for loved ones.
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A glimpse of life
Keeping Kids Healthy
This excellent video features two women diagnosed with borderline personality disorder as they relate their experiences in life and relationships. Also contains clips of Dialectic Behavioral Therapy.
What's going on in his head?
Biological Unhappiness
This description of the borderline experience might help you see and interpret the world as someone with BPD does.
A mixed bag of articles
BPD Family
Proceed with caution when reading these articles about borderline personality disorder relationships; some are professional and insightful, others are pure generalization and opinion.
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Therapy proven to help
Behavioral Tech
Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT) was developed specifically for the treatment of borderline personality disorder. Learn how implementing its principles can change the dynamic of relationships.
This fact sheet on borderline personality disorder goes into more detail than a simple introduction, and might be helpful for someone who already knows a little bit about the disorder.
Therapy overview
Mental Help Net
Dialectic Behavioral Therapy has been proven to help people with borderline personality disorder. This excellent article goes into detail about strategies, modes and targets of treatment.

