Borderline Personality Disorder and Couples Counseling

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Not everyone with边缘性人格障碍(BPD)寻求个人帮助。当您的重要其他显示BPD的迹象时,影响您的关系,但不会寻求帮助,你做了什么?有些人可能会考虑夫妻咨询。您的伴侣甚至可以同意。但夫妻辅导可以有效治疗边缘人格障碍吗?它可以拯救你的婚姻吗?

Make the Commitment to Seek Help

这种情况让您成为配偶的困境;您认为您的伴侣可能有BPD,但他们不会寻求正式的评估或个人治疗。虽然夫妻咨询可能会有所帮助,但这是一个需要解决的问题,而且你需要做一些自我反思。

With severe mood swings, violent episodes, and issues with spending or addictive behaviors, having a spouse with unmanaged BPD can be frightening. It is a serious illness that can have significant consequences for the entire family. While improvement is certainly possible, it requires real commitment from both partners.

Couples Counseling and BPD

If you have already decided that you are willing to stay in this marriage no matter what, couples counseling may be an important first step. While group therapy and marriage counseling are not typically introduced inBPD治疗until some progress has been made, this may be a good starting point, especially if your spouse agrees to it.

There is very little research available on the impact of couples counseling for borderline personality disorder, but experts are becoming more and more aware of how important family support is formanaging BPD

许多专家现在推荐夫妻咨询作为标准BPD治疗方案的有用补充。夫妻咨询可能能够帮助稳定你的关系,教你如何更有效地沟通,以及如何更具功能管理。

Through joint therapy, hopefully, your spouse will see the need for individual therapy as well.

Choosing the Right Therapist

Since you believe that there are indications that your spouse has BPD, it may be best to选择夫妻治疗师who has some experience with personality disorder issues. Rather than a counseling coach, you may need an accredited therapist with a medical background to give you the appropriate assistance. Couples counseling with a BPD spouse can present unique challenges that are best handled by an expert.

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