Daniel J. Fox Books

If there’s a single thread that ties BPD and its many coexisting conditions together, it’s emotional dysregulation. When I talk about dysregulation, I’m talking about emotions that rise faster, run deeper, and last longer than most people’s. It’s the flood that turns small waves of rejection into ts...

From Complex Borderline Personality Disorder: How Coexisting Conditions Affect Your BPD and How You Can Gain Emotional Balance

BPD rarely comes alone. When depression walks in, it tends to steal the motivation to care or connect. In those moments, the emotional intensity of BPD fuses with hopelessness—creating an experience that feels like being both hyper-alive and deadened at once. Anxiety, in contrast, stirs the body and...

From Complex Borderline Personality Disorder: How Coexisting Conditions Affect Your BPD and How You Can Gain Emotional Balance

Borderline personality disorder is, at its heart, an emotional disorder. People with BPD often experience emotions more intensely and more rapidly than others. This heightened sensitivity means that a small rejection can feel catastrophic, and a fleeting joy can turn into boundless excitement. In th...

From The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Evidence-Based Guide for Understanding and Managing Your BPD

In the second major step of our journey, I turn your attention inward — to the beliefs that shape your reactions and relationships. Every person carries internal schemas, or cognitive templates formed through early experiences. For those with BPD, these schemas often include powerful themes of aband...

From The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Evidence-Based Guide for Understanding and Managing Your BPD