After Christmas Borderline Days, know this?
Published: Mon, 12/29/08
Hi ,
How's it going?
I hope you had a good Christmas.
Now comes the hard part, though.
Going back to a regular routine.
And having a regular routine is
important for people with borderline
personality disorder and their
supporters.
It helps your loved one to keep their
moods more level.
It helps them to keep their thinking
more clear-headed.
It helps them to organize their days.
It helps them to make sure to take their
medication every day, which helps them
to stay stable.
It helps them to continue their group
therapy or regular therapist appointments
on a regular basis as well, so that things
can get back to normal.
If they keep a mood chart or journal to
record their moods, thoughts, and feelings
as part of their routine, that would
definitely help them during this after-
Christmas time.
Recording thoughts and feelings is one of
the things I recommend anyway in my main
course and resource below:
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Because sometimes the excitement and
all that of the holidays can bring out the
acting out behavior in someone with
borderline personality disorder,
it is very important that you help your
loved one get back to "normal," or their
daily routine, as soon as possible after
the holidays.
Also, they may have been under a lot of
stress because of the holidays.
There may have been situations they
had to deal with that made them anxious -
such as office affairs, family gatherings,
or Christmas parties -- that were
hard for them to deal with.
They might need this time to get back
to normal now, to "de-stress."
Hopefully, they would have seen that
you were supportive and stood by them
during this time, so their fear of
abandonment should be lessened right
now.
The best thing you can do for your loved
one now, after the holidays, is to just
support them.
Help them get back into a normal routine.
Keep things around the house as close to
normal as they were before the holidays
as you can.
And understand that it might take a little
time for your loved one to make the
adjustment back to their pre-holiday self.
They may still be acting out some, but give
them a little more time, if necessary, and
they should calm down and go back into
a normal period.
Your Friend,
Dave
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