Hi everyone, I would love to hear some of your advice with regard to how I can help a friend with BPD and is going through a break up. My friend would call me in full panic mode, and would also tell me he has suicidal thoughts. I would like to reach out to his family, but he is the type of person who likes to deal with issues privately.

He is “okay” during the day, at night when he’s alone, he drinks and the cycle repeats. (Anxiety attacks, suicidal thoughts, feelings of unworthiness, etc.)

Kindly please help. I would like to help him and reassure him that the pain will pass, but he keeps insisting no one understands him. But I do... and I’m trying my best to be there for him, but I feel it’s not enough.

Thank you in advance.