Do you know someone who states their anxiety, depression or borderline personality disorder prevents them from being able to interact? It is frustrating to sit and watch while your loved ones miss out on activities and life’s special moments. Graduations, births, birthdays and weddings are just of few memories that can never be recreated. Unfortunately, some may use their depression, anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder and many other diagnoses as an excuse to not participate in life.

Depression can cause you to feel unable to make a change. Borderline Personality Disorder is controlled by fluctuating emotions that leave you feeling powerless to change. Anxiety can feel so overwhelming that you feel change is beyond your reach. It is difficult for the person who is suffering to really see the impact he or she is having on others. They need help from someone who can be objective. Counselors who have been specially trained to treat mental health disorders are essential for your loved one to recover.

A residential treatment facility that specializes in depression, anxiety, and Borderline Personality Disorder has professionals who are able to help. Learning how to effectively manage unwanted emotions and behaviors takes time. This can be found in a structured program that offers individualized attention. The overall goal is to help your loved one to live a life full of special memories.

Rachel Rowitt, Ed.D, LMHC, CAP has worked in the field of clinical psychology for 15 years. She is a freelance writer who specializes in educating the community about the effects of mental illness, addiction and how to make effective changes. She has been affiliated with Lifeskills, a residential treatment facility for mental illness and addiction, for over 5 years.