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What is personality disorder?
Personality disorder is a mental health condition that can make it difficult to relate to other people, regulate emotions and impulses, and feel comfortable in themselves.
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What is complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD)?
Learn more about what complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD).
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Information and resources for people with lived and living experience (consumers)
Written from a lived and living experience perspective.
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What is a personality disorder?
Written from a lived and living experience perspective.
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD)
Written from a lived and living experience perspective.
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How is borderline personality disorder treated?
Written from a lived and living experience perspective.
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Do people recover from personality disorder?
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Accessing psychological treatment
Written from a lived and living experience perspective.
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Information for families and friends (carers)
Information and resources for families, friends, supporters and kin who are supporting a person living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) or emotional dysregulation.
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'Strike whilst the iron is cool'
Planning, whilst everyone is calm, is key
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Carer 101
What can families/friends/supporters/carers do to help
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Acceptance
Often referred to as ‘radical acceptance’ or unconditional acceptance. It is an extremely valuable skill for people living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and those who support them.
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Validation
Validation is an important skill for families and friends (carers) to learn to improve your ways of responding to a person living with emotional distress.
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Boundaries
Learn why boundaries are so important when supporting a person living with BPD.
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Assertiveness
Learn how to be assertive using several techniques.
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Communication skills
Strategies to improve your listening and communication skills
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Taking care of yourself as a 'carer'
Taking care of your own needs is essential
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Carer resources and programs external to Spectrum
A list of helpful external resources and programs for families and friends (carers).
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Navigating the mental health system for carers in Victoria
A list of key pathways for carers to help you navigate the mental health system in Victoria.