Navigating Suicide and Self-Injury in BPD: Essential Tips for Hope and Help

In this video, we address the critical topics of suicide, suicide prevention, and their profound impact on loved ones. We discuss the serious connection between suicide, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Viewers are reminded that the comments section is not a monitored resource and urged to contact the Suicide Lifeline or visit an emergency room if experiencing suicidal thoughts. Evidence shows that crisis helplines are effective, often reducing feelings of depression and hopelessness. Key protective factors include strong family connections, problem-solving skills, cultural or religious beliefs supporting self-preservation, and access to quality mental health care. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is highlighted as an effective treatment for chronic suicidal ideation. The video also emphasizes that suicide is not a singular act; it creates a ripple effect, impacting family, friends, and the broader community. Highly publicized suicides can inadvertently increase suicidal behavior. It’s vital to remember that while problems may seem insurmountable, they are often temporary, and help is available. There is hope, and you can get through it. Brown, M. Z., Comtois, K. A., & Linehan, M. M. (2002). Reasons for suicide attempts and nonsuicidal self-injury in women with borderline personality disorder. Journal of abnormal psychology, 111(1), 198. Gould, M. S., Cross, W., Pisani, A. R., Munfakh, J. L., & Kleinman, M. (2013). Impact of applied suicide intervention skills training on the national suicide prevention lifeline. Suicide and Life‐Threatening Behavior, 43(6), 676-691. Niederkrotenthaler, T., Fu, K. W., Yip, P. S., Fong, D. Y., Stack, S., Cheng, Q., & Pirkis, J. (2012). Changes in suicide rates following media reports on celebrity suicide: a meta-analysis. J epidemiol community health, 66(11), 1037-1042. World Health Organization. (2012). Public health action for the prevention of suicide: a framework. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/h... Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and a multi-award-winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for over 20 years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence. He has published several articles and books in these areas and is the author of: BPD Guided Journal: Journal: Your Space to Release Intense Emotions, Nurture Self-Compassion, and Take Charge of Borderline Personality Disorder. Available at: https://shorturl.at/Ta5Dj The BPD Card Deck: 50 Ways to Balance Emotions and Live Well with Borderline Personality Disorder. Available at: www.shorturl.at/jBHJV Complex Borderline Personality Disorder: How Coexisting Conditions Affect Your BPD and How You Can Gain Emotional Balance. Available at: https://rb.gy/hdyqyy Antisocial, Narcissistic, and Borderline Personality Disorders: A New Conceptualization of Development, Reinforcement, Expression, and Treatment. Available at: https://tinyurl.com/2anv8dww The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manage Your BPD. Available at: https://goo.gl/LQEgy1 Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner): https://goo.gl/BLRkFy Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox: 55 Practical Treatment Techniques for Clients, Their Parents & Their Children (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award Winner):: https://goo.gl/sZYhym Dr. Fox has given numerous workshops and seminars on ethics and personality disorders, personality disorders and crime, treatment solutions for treating clients along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum, emotional intelligence, managing mental health within the prison system, and others. Dr. Fox maintains a website of various treatment interventions focused on working with and attenuating the symptomatology related to individuals along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum (www.drdfox.com). YouTube:    / @drdanielfox   Dr. Fox’s website: http://www.drdfox.com/ Dr. Fox’s Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl... Facebook:   / appliedpsychservices   Twitter:   / drdanieljfox1   LinkedIn:   / drdfox   Instagram:   / drdfox   Amazon Author’s Page: amazon.com/author/drfox