https://ibpf.org/resource/list-international-suicide-hotlines

https://www.newharbinger.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-workbook

This video is going to discuss suicide, suicide prevention, and its impact on loved ones and those you know. Suicide and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a very serious and regretfully highly relevant topic and issue with those with BPD and with BPD traits.

The comments section for this video, and all others, are not monitored suicide prevention resources. Call the hotline or go to your local emergency room if you’re thinking of harming yourself. There is hope and help. Suicide Lifelines work, data shows that people who called were significantly more likely to feel less depressed, less suicidal, less overwhelmed, and more hopeful by the end of the calls. If you’re thinking it, call!

Citations and resources are at the bottom of the comments section if you’re interested in learning more and want to access more information.

Critical protective factors include:
• Strong connections to family and community support
• Skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, and non-violent handling of disputes;
• Personal, social, cultural and religious beliefs that discourage suicide and support self-preservation;
• Restricted access to means of suicide;
• Seeking help and easy access to quality care for mental and physical illnesses.
There is effective treatment out there for those with acute and chronic suicidal ideation and past attempts, particularly DBT. Have hope, you can get help.

Finally, many think of suicide as a singular act, but it is not. It has a ripple effect on family, friends, acquaintances, and society as a whole. Did you know that reports of celebrity suicide are associated with increases in suicide rates and highly publicized suicides also drives suicidal behavior, attempts, and ideation. Completed suicide tells those you know and love, and even those you don’t, that this is a viable option, this is how you deal with stress and problems, but we know it’s not true. Most issues feel like forever, but in actuality they are short-lived, 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.

Linehan, M. M., Korslund, K. E., Harned, M. S., Gallop, R. J., Lungu, A., Neacsiu, A. D., ... & Murray-Gregory, A. M. (2015). Dialectical behavior therapy for high suicide risk in individuals with borderline personality disorder: a randomized clinical trial and component analysis. JAMA psychiatry, 72(5), 475-482.

Linehan MM, Rizvi SL, Welch SS, Page B. (2000). Psychiatric aspects of suicidal behaviour: personality disorders. In: Hawton K, Van Heeringen K, eds. International handbook of suicide and attempted suicide. Sussex: John Wiley & Sons.

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/handle/10665/75166/9789241503570_eng.pdf

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 15 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 in these areas and is the author of:

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: https://goo.gl/sZYhym

The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders: https://goo.gl/ZAVe9v