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Caring for Someone with BPD
Sanctuary members regularly contribute to this blog with information of interest to Carers of people with BPD.
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August 2022 Sanctuary Meeting – Getting help in an urgent mental health crisis (UMHCC)
Claire and Tim spoke about Adelaide’s new UMHCC at 215 Grenfell Street (an alternative to ED in a mental health crisis).
Call (08) 8448 9100 or ask the ambulance to take you there.
July 2022 Sanctuary Meeting – Emotion Dysregulation
Emotion dysregulation is a core symptom of borderline personality disorder, and a key contributor to the intensity and distress of the illness.
June 2022 Sanctuary Meeting – Dr Chris Wurm
Dr Chris Wurm spoke at our June meeting about BPD and Substance Use
May 2022 Sanctuary Meeting – Staying Connected
Staying connected as families.
The importance of validation for mental health
April 2022 Sanctuary Meeting – Dr George Evans
Dr George Evans kindly spoke to Sanctuary about self harm – a behaviour that many of us have encountered, which can be confronting and confusing
November 2021 Sanctuary Meeting – Planning for Christmas, Rita Brown
Christmas can be especially difficult for those living with BPD, and for their families who love them.
Rita Brown spoke to us about Planning for Christmas. She shared some great tips for managing the challenges of the festive season.
April 2021 Sanctuary Meeting – Dr Martha Kent
Dr Martha Kent spoke about the basics of BPD, and the challenges and recommendations for carers
Christmas Wishes 2020
What a year this has been. It has affected us all in some way. It has certainly affected Sanctuary members as sadly, we have not been able to meet face to face and I have missed meeting with many of you….
Supporting Someone in Crisis
Are you supporting someone in crisis?
(for family and friends supporting someone with BPD)
Helping Someone With BPD – RANZ College of Psychiatrists
The RANZ College of Psychiatrists provide this great advice about Helping Someone With BPD
When a Name Matters – Carers SA e-News Story
David Militz (Carers SA CEO) says there are vast differences between ‘unpaid family carers’ and ‘paid care workers’
April 2020 Sanctuary Meeting – Skills to Support a loved one with BPD in a Pandemic
April’s Sanctuary Meeting was held on line to comply with COVID 19 restrictions.
Family Connections® Course – for anyone helping to care for a person with BPD
Family Connections® is a free, 12-week course from NEA.BPD that provides education, skills training and support for people who are in a relationship with someone who has BPD.
How to Talk Respectfully about Personality Disorder
How to Talk Respectfully about Personality Disorder- from Project Air
January 2020 Sanctuary Meeting – Christmas and Special Occasions, Dr Mario Naso
Dr Maria Naso from BPD Co spoke at the January Sanctuary meeting about Christmas and other Special Occasions
Thoughts for Christmas 2019
With a loved one who lives with the ups and downs of BPD, Christmas can be a less than happy time, with family who don’t understand the emotions she/he may be feeling at this time …
On Loneliness
Professor Sharon Lawn shares her very personal experience caring for her husband who has significant mental illness and psychosocial disability.
Report – Carer Perspectives on ED nursing for a person with BPD
This report examined the experiences of carers and people we care for with a diagnosis of BPD, and their perspectives on emergency care when a crisis arises.
It was an Honours project supported by the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research Group, and undertaken in consultation with the Sanctuary BPD Carers Support Group, SA.
An open letter from those with BPD
An Open Letter
To people who do Not have Borderline Personality Disorder …
From those of us who Do
by Debbie Corso
Ten Essential Limits for Romantic Relationships
Ten Essential Limits for Romantic Relationships, by Randi Kruger
14 Principles for Carers
14 Principles for Relatives of a Person With A Mental Illness
by Dr Ken Alexander
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