Post by Kenzi Grey on Jul 17, 2016 16:29:15 GMT -5
Dr. Steven (Homeless Steve) Holmes PsyD, is a licensed psychologist who specializes in cognitive therapy. Dr. Holmes, was born in Rhode Island, USA. He studied and graduated from Brown University. His profound theories in cognitive therapy were developed after years of numerous studies conducted on psychological ailments of addiction, depression and suicide. Dr. Holmes is accredited as an expert in cognitive therapy with over 35 years of experience.
Dr. Holmes maintains a professional treatment office in greater downtown Los Angeles for traditional patients. He maintains a ‘mobile treatment center’ for patients who desire more radical treatment methods.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a condition characterized by difficulties in regulating emotion. This difficulty leads to severe, unstable mood swings, impulsivity and instability, poor self-image and stormy personal relationships. People may make repeated attempts to avoid real or imagined situations of abandonment. The combined result of living with BPD can manifest into destructive behavior, such as self-harm (cutting) or suicide attempts.
SYMPTOMS:
People with BPD experience wide mood swings and can display a great sense of instability and insecurity. Signs and symptoms may include:
• Frantic efforts to avoid being abandoned by friends and family.
• Unstable personal relationships that alternate between idealization—“I’m so in love!”—and devaluation—“I hate her.” This is also sometimes known as "splitting."
• Distorted and unstable self-image, which affects moods, values, opinions, goals and relationships.
• Impulsive behaviors that can have dangerous outcomes, such as excessive spending, unsafe sex, substance abuse or reckless driving.
• Suicidal and self-harming behavior.
• Periods of intense depressed mood, irritability or anxiety lasting a few hours to a few days.
• Chronic feelings of boredom or emptiness.
• Inappropriate, intense or uncontrollable anger—often followed by shame and guilt.
• Dissociative feelings—disconnecting from your thoughts or sense of identity, or “out of body” type of feelings—and stress-related paranoid thoughts. Severe cases of stress can also lead to brief psychotic episodes.