A Comprehensive Approach to CBT and Nutrition Therapy For BPD

When learning about Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) treatment, many people wonder if it is possible to work on the symptoms or on the cause. After all, what are the motivation and how can we help those that have this personality disorder that affects so many? The answer is a resounding yes! Consider the following information on BPD and CBT (complementary and alternative medicine for trauma) therapy.

First, let’s take a closer look at the nature of Borderline Personality Disorder and why it is considered a personality disorder. There are several reasons why this condition has been misdiagnosed in the past as just something related to some kind of socialization issues or mental illness. One problem is that many individuals do not seek treatment or do not understand the serious implications of this disorder. Others still may not understand that Borderline Personality Disorder is a psychiatric disorder that can have disastrous consequences, even if the individual may never harm himself or herself.

Many individuals with BPD do not recognize themselves as having such a disorder. They often view themselves as just “a little moody”. For these people, CBT and other forms of therapy to provide a great deal of hope when it comes to improving their lives. Cognitive behavioral therapy, also known as CBT, works to change the way a patient thinks and acts. This change is based on the premise that negative behaviors are the result of distorted perceptions rather than true facts. In order to understand how these distortions are formed, it is important to understand the five “foggy” factors that trigger these emotional states.

First, it is important to recognize that people learn through experience. If they have an emotional reaction to something, they will tend to act in a manner consistent with that emotion. In this regard, it is not enough to simply provide a clinical director with some basic instructions about how to remain calm. That level of intervention is often inadequate for those who suffer from BPD because they do not yet have a grasp on how to effectively control their emotional responses to situations. Only after a significant period of experience with a variety of interventions by therapists can such individuals begin to realize how to apply these instructions to their own behavior.

Secondly, it is essential to address both the cognitive and the emotional factors that are responsible for mood disorders. While CBT offers tools to assist the clinical director in doing this, the focus of this treatment is to make patients more aware of how their actions contribute to their sense of mood and how to control these emotions. While CBT is designed to help patients learn to control their reactions to various situations, Dr. buddy’s work with mood disorders also includes instruction on how to improve interpersonal relationships. The resulting program, called UCLA (Uruguayan Cognitive Behavior Therapy for BPD), combines CBT techniques with interpersonal and self-help components.

Thirdly, it is important to address potential triggers of BPD. There are a variety of situations and environments that can lead to emotional outbursts, such as stress at work, family conflicts or a traumatic experience. Learning to recognize when such circumstances are triggering a particular impulse can be an important step toward recovering from BPD. However, simply learning to recognize potential triggers does not help people who suffer from BPD to quit therapy. In fact, some of these people may actually be exacerbating their condition through their patterns of responding to stress and negative emotions in certain situations. This is why UCLA incorporates components that help people learn to control their emotional responses and then strengthen the ability to do so in other situations.

Finally, Dr. Rudoy recommends incorporating a blend of dietary supplements and medicinal herbs into BPD therapy. There are several herbs (e.g., St. John’s Wort) that have been found to relieve symptoms of BPD. Herbs may also help people suffering from other mental disorders (e.g., depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, alcoholism, mood disorders) as well as those who have BPD. The combination of dietary supplements and medicinal herbs has proven to be an effective means of treatment for individuals with borderline personality disorder.

While personality disorders are most commonly classified as either anxiety or depression, there are other mental disorders that can mimic symptoms of BPD, such as bi-polar disorder. In these cases, therapists will often treat the bipolar patient using a combination of dietary supplement and medicinal herbs, such as St. John’s Wort. Because St. John’s Wort has been shown to relieve both depressive symptoms and mood swings associated with BPD, it is often used along with the psychological counseling that is so crucial to recovery. When used in conjunction with traditional CBT techniques, St. John’s Wort is a safe and effective route to long term treatment for those with borderline personality disorder.