Hi Bingles,
Welcome! We are glad to have you here looking for ideas on how to support your adopted daughter. I'm sorry to hear that she is in the hospital due to an overdose, this is so scary for you I'm sure. Keeping our kids safe from themselves and the dangers they put themselves in is our highest priority and when we aren't able it can push us to our limits of coping.
How are you doing? Are you able to take care of your needs while trying to help your daughter?
The medications can help with depression, mood stability, and anxiety. Medications don't address the belief systems or thinking errors of a young person with BPD, this can be worked on in therapy as well as learning the coping skills she needs to change her thinking, manage her emotions, and re write her belief system. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a targeted form of CBT often helpful for sufferers of BPD (especially in addressing suicidal ideation, attempts and self injury). Is the hospital using DBT in your daughter's treatment program or suggesting it in her follow up treatment after release?
Learning about the core symptoms of BPD and how these manifest into behaviors is the first step in understanding how to respond to them. Have you learned much about the disorder yet? Here is some info to review, some of it may be new to you and/or help you gain a deeper understanding:
Lesson 1: Be aware of the emotional limitations of BPDI look forward to your response and learning how to support you as you look for help for your daughter and your family.
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