Sanctuary BPD Carers Blog
Sanctuary members regularly contribute to this blog with information of interest to Carers of people with BPD.
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April 2019 Sanctuary Meeting – 9 April
Our next Sanctuary meeting is Tuesday, April 9, from 4 to 6pm in the Administration and Learning Services Building at Glenside Health Services, 226 Fullarton Road, Glenside (in the south western corner of the campus)
New members are welcome.
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March 2019 Sanctuary Meeting – Dr Robin L. Kissell
Dr. Robin L. Kissell MD is the Director of the Borderline Personality Disorder Initiative, Semel Institute, UCLA.
At our March meeting, we listened to this recording of her excellent talk:
‘Understanding and Helping Loved Ones with Borderline Personality Disorder’
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When Living with Borderline Personality Disorder is Exhausting – The Mighty Blog Post
Living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is exhausting.
It’s like living on an emotional roller coaster 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You just don’t know how you will wake up or what triggers you’ll have to face during the day — these can be anything from words to sights to thoughts.
Emotions fly into your head fast, and before you even really think about it, you’ve totally catastrophized whatever started the thought in the first place.
Or on the other side of the scale, you feel absolutely nothing at all, just emptiness.
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Children who have a Parent with Mental Illness
Some members support a child or grandchild whose parent has been diagnosed with, or has symptoms of BPD.
I know this causes more distress for you as you try to give the best care to the little one (or sometimes not so little!!)
Here are links to some information that may help you in your care for childen or grandchildren.
Judy
Therapeutic Groups at Skylight
This summer, Skylight is running two types of Therapeutic Groups in various locations:
Calling all men who care for a partner diagnosed with BPD
An opportunity for men who live with a partner with BPD to get together for support outside of the usual Sanctuary meetings
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Choosing a Therapist
From our January Meeting, what to look for in a new clinician, and some questions you may like to ask a therapist before you actually make an appointment.
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February 2019 Sanctuary Meeting – Kristy Acres
On Tuesday, February 12, our guest speaker was Kristy Acres who spoke about carer inclusion in hospital emergency departments.
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January 2019 Sanctuary Meeting – Dan Schmidt, Headspace
Headspace run the Youth Early Psychosis Program (YEPP), an early intervention service where clinicians can visit someone at home or in the ED.
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This website is produced by members of the Sanctuary Support Group. We are not mental health professionals nor clinicians. We are ordinary people who care for someone with BPD. This website is a collection of information that we have found helpful or of interest in the context of our own lived experiences. The content of this website is not a substitute for independent professional advice, diagnosis or treatment.