Any advice on coping strategy’s for emotionally unatable personality disorder??

[Coral07]

Massively struggling with my mental health and no matter what meds in take or what therapy I go to nothing works and even my mental health team have give up on me!!!

[CryBaby91]

Firstly, I'm so sorry your mental health is poor right now, and that your mental health team is unsupportive. I have Complex PTSD, depression, anxiety and panic attacks, so I definitely understand how it feels to be totally swamped by emotions. I was on antidepressants (every brand pretty much) from around 16 until 28, only in the last 2 years have I told them to stick those drugs up their butts lol it just numbed me and made me feel shocking, but I know they do help some people so I definitely understand why people use them. They just didn't help me. I've always found counselling much more useful than the drugs! But I'm not sure how that works with personality disorders, I would definitely recommend getting a referral to a new team if your one isn't helping now. But try not to be so hard on yourself and just give yourself time, ask for help when you need it and let out anything that's rattling in your head, holding stuff in makes things worse. Sending lots of love!

[635703]

I am so sorry to hear that you are unwell with your mental health and I cannot begin to imagine how hard this is for you. The Team cannot give up on you.

But I do know that you have a right to access care that works for you. This is important and well done for all of the goes you've had at stuff up to now. This isn't easy and I feel for your situation.

Unfortunately, I don't have a suggestion or solution as such. My experience is that I am attending Group Therapy using a technique called Mentalising and there are people in my group that have a Personality Disorder Diagnosis. It's week 3 of 12 and so I don't know if it's any use right now. But I can keep you informed.....

Loadsa love to you brave lady!

[Acsk]

I struggled and still am coping with the effects of extreme PMDD. made me feel like I could commit mass murder once a month..yeahh. also problems with family, temper, irrational urges and food cravings. Basically living in the flesh to the extreme. How did I start to get better? After trying so hard to control it on my own, to no avail, I finally surrendered fully to God. I said LORD YOU KNOW I CAN'T DO THIS ON MY OWN, in tears. I asked Him to just kill off any desire to serve myself and give into my hormones and flesh. It's been a long journey and God is still doing spiritual surgery on me but I know that no matter how bad it gets I can run to prayer and ask Jesus just to take over. I surrender, take my hands off the steering wheel and let Him do. Start by praying and asking for help. I guarantee you'll be delivered!! 🤗

[SraB]

Don't give up on yourself. I actually started a study in psicology and it helped. Look fot the next therapist until you find the right one. Try some kind of group therapy even if it is for something else. All of it together.. try puzzles, art, physical exhaustion. Just keep looking and progress starts to happen.