How to Calm BPD Outbursts: Steps for You and Your Loved Ones

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This video offers guidance on managing and defusing the anxiety, anger, and outbursts associated with BPD episodes, whether for yourself or a loved one. It's a skill that requires practice and consistency. Key strategies include staying calm and recognizing when you're triggered, ensuring you regulate your emotions before interacting with someone else. Be present and aware, adopt a non-threatening demeanor, and use active listening to validate feelings without judgment. Shift the conversation towards future-focused collaboration to promote understanding and resolution. Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and a multi-award winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for over 15 years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence. He has published several articles in these areas and is the author of: The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manage Your BPD. Available at: https://goo.gl/LQEgy1 Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner): https://goo.gl/BLRkFy Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox: 55 Practical Treatment Techniques for Clients, Their Parents & Their Children: https://goo.gl/sZYhym The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders: https://goo.gl/ZAVe9v Dr. Fox has given numerous workshops and seminars on ethics and personality disorders, personality disorders and crime, treatment solutions for treating clients along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum, emotional intelligence, managing mental health within the prison system, and others. Dr. Fox maintains a website of various treatment interventions focused on working with and attenuating the symptomatology related to individuals along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum (www.drdfox.com). YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrDanielFox Dr. Fox’s website: http://www.drdfox.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/appliedpsychservices/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrDanielJFox1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdfox/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdfox Amazon Author’s Page: amazon.com/author/drfox Thank you for your attention and I hope you enjoy my videos and find them helpful and subscribe. I always welcome topic suggestions and comments.