9. Resilience Building: The Underrated Skill in Positive BPD Outcomes
People often overlook one key player in the BPD prognosis story: resilience. It’s the ability to bounce back from setbacks, and it can be cultivated. No one is born with unlimited resilience; it’s a muscle that needs regular flexing.
Psychological resilience particularly comes into play when managing BPD symptoms. Treatment and therapies aside, the individual’s ability to face life’s ups and downs significantly impacts the prognosis. The relationship between resilience and coping strategies is akin to that of fire and fuel.
Mind you, building resilience is not just wishful thinking or blind optimism. It involves tangible steps like setting achievable goals, developing problem-solving skills, and perhaps most importantly, learning to accept change as an inevitable part of life.
Resilience isn’t just about the individual. It’s a communal trait, fortified by a strong social network and a supportive health system. In a way, everyone involved in the life of a person with BPD contributes to this resilience.
This crucial trait could very well tip the scales of BPD prognosis. Ignoring it would be like going into a boxing ring with one hand tied behind your back. Acknowledging resilience as a legitimate tool in managing BPD adds a proactive layer to treatment plans, thus positively influencing prognosis. (9)
