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Wellness Amanda L. Smith Wellness Amanda L. Smith

99 Things to Do When You Are Feeling Depressed

A major depressive episode can be exhausting and deeply discouraging for individuals who are already coping with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder or self-injurious behaviors. Here are some ideas you may want to consider while you’re coping with depression.

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Amanda L. Smith Amanda L. Smith

Why Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder?

I love dialectical behavior therapy. As a highly sensitive person who experiences their emotions intensely, learning dialectical behavior therapy (or DBT) has made a profound and lasting difference in my own life. Now that I’m a social worker, I continue to use the skills I learned in DBT every single day but I’m also in the position of sharing my joyful enthusiasm for this compassionate and highly-effective treatment with others.

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