Posts Tagged ‘Failure to Launch’
Self Esteem in Teens and Young Adults
Teenagers and young adults today are facing unprecedented social pressures. Social media’s effects on young people, for example, with highlight reels of other people’s lives and photo filters showcasing unrealistic beauty standards can greatly impact a young person’s mental health. As a parent, you know that your teen or young adult is beautiful inside and…
Read MoreHow BPD Can Cause Failure To Launch In Young Adults
Failure to Launch (FTL) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) can, in many ways, be intertwined. The question of BPD contributing to FTL has come up many times for me in the past several weeks in my role as an admissions counselor at OPI Intensive, a residential transitional living program in Southern California exclusively for young…
Read MoreEating Disorders and Overcoming Failure to Launch Syndrome
Are you concerned that your young adult child may be suffering from an eating disorder? Although the majority of individuals battling eating disorders are female, between 5 and 15% are male, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. If your daughter or son appears to have disordered eating patterns or body…
Read MoreFailure to Launch Syndrome – Radio Show Replay
Listen in as Robert Fischer, M.D., psychiatrist and Executive Director here at OPI, speaks about Failure to Launch Syndrome on the Dr. Kim Taylor Show. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vDjTlZKgFE] For more information on OPI’s residential and intensive outpatient (IOP Day Treatment) programs and our measures to help young adults overcome anxiety related Failure to Launch issues,…
Read MoreLaziness vs. a Failure to Launch into Adulthood
In response to a recent NPR perspectives “I didn’t Get the Child I Ordered.” You didn’t get into Stanford. Your parents think you didn’t work hard enough, and you think they see you as lazy. Grandma and Grandpa see you as lazy because your cousins had no problems getting into their first choice, top tier…
Read MoreBorderline Personality Disorder in College
Being a college student can be both fun and challenging; however, for a college student with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), the goal of obtaining a college degree can seem downright impossible. For a student with BPD, successfully getting from point A (the beginning of the semester) to point B (completion of the semester), can be very…
Read MoreAccommodations and Stigma in College
“What are accommodations? Do I need them?” These are questions frequently asked here at OPI by our young adult participants. Part of helping students transition back into a successful life is educating them on the opportunities available to them. Often they have experienced failures at previous schools, attributing to their depression and sense of hopelessness.…
Read MoreAsperger’s and Failure to Launch Syndrome
Asperger’s Syndrome can present with many symptoms that can have debilitating effects on young adults as they try to launch into adulthood. Individuals often exhibit impairment in reading and interpreting social cues as well as difficulty understanding and demonstrating empathy. Most of these add up to the most devastating effect for young adults:, difficulty forming…
Read MoreAnxiety and Failure to Launch Syndrome in Borderline Personality Disorder
Originally thought to be at the “borderline” between psychosis and neurosis, people with Borderline Personality Disorder suffer from a disorder of emotion regulation. A person with BPD may experience intense bouts of anger, depression, and anxiety that may last only hours, or at most a day. These may be associated with episodes of impulsive aggression…
Read MoreOvercoming Failure to Launch Using Family Therapy: Creating a Space for Dialog (PT 3)
This post is part three in series. Need to read parts one and two first? Part I: Active Communication Part 2: Creating Space for Active Listening Moving On Sometimes family sessions come to an impasse and it becomes more effective to move on, rather than continuing to escalate a disagreement. It is important to acknowledge…
Read MoreThe Connection between Bipolar Disorder and Failure to Launch Syndrome
To understand how bipolar disorder and Failure to Launch Syndrome are connected, one must first understand them separately. Bipolar Disorder is classified as a manic-depressive illness. It causes intense mood shifts in one’s everyday life. This is different than commonly experienced highs and lows. Bipolar Disorder moods range from mania, evidenced by extreme happiness, hyperactivity,…
Read MoreBorderline Personality Disorder and Failure to Launch Issues
Are you a young adult who has received a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder? BPD may have affected your ability to jump-start new relationships, your career, and may be holding you back from living the life of your dreams. Learn more about Failure to Launch Syndrome, Borderline Personality Disorder, and how OPI Intensive can offer…
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