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What do you do if your parent has borderline personality disorder?
Talk to a therapist or other mental health professional for individual help. Set and reinforce boundaries with your borderline parent. Keep a journal to write your thoughts and feelings, especially after an upsetting interaction. Be aware of triggers (both yours and your parent’s) and do your best to avoid them.
What is the best way to communicate with borderline personality disorder?
Here are a few basic pointers for communicating with someone with borderline personality disorder in a healthy and productive way:
- Be patient.
- Be realistic.
- Try to separate facts from feelings.
- Validate feelings first.
- Listen actively and be sympathetic.
- Seek to distract when emotions rise.
What are BPD parents like?
Key points. Many people with borderline personality disorder are highly functional parents. Some people raised by parents with BPD compensate by becoming exceptionally compassionate, mature, and competent. It is never too late to set boundaries with a parent, even if this was impossible in childhood.
How are personality disorders treated in the elderly?
There are a few key treatment options for personality disorders, each one’s use depending on a number of factors that change from case to case. Psychotherapy is a go-to method of treatment, as it deals with the mental state of an elderly person who has a personality disorder.
How do you deal with an elderly person with dementia?
Validation is a good coping technique, because what the elder is seeing, hearing or experiencing is very real to them. Convincing them otherwise is fruitless and may make them more upset. Acknowledge the senior’s concerns and perception of reality in a soothing voice.
How do you deal with someone with borderline personality disorder?
Validate Their Feelings. Listen with empathy, compassion, and respect. Validation is so critical for people with BPD that it has become one of the most central components of treatment. Ensuring that your loved one feels heard can go a long way toward helping both your loved one and your relationship.
How do you deal with elderly caregivers with bad behavior?
Focus on the positive, ignore the negative and take a break from caregiving as often as you can by finding respite care. Get some fresh air, do something you love or call a friend to vent. Elders often reserve their worst behavior for those they are closest to, like family members.