Dissociated, I’m not in my body – I watch from a faraway place, numb to emotions. Like splitting in two: one experiencing, one watching. It’s scary.
Metaphors To Help People Understand Mental Illness
Mental illness can be hard to explain, as there are rarely any physical symptoms. I’m using metaphors to help people understand mental illness.
BPD Babbles: Abandonment & Rejection
We can be sensitive, attentive and emotionally intelligent, but also obsessive, jealous, paranoid, fearful and intense. We’re terrified of abandonment.
It’s Nearly Over… I’m on the Up!
I’m on the up! It’s taken strength, determination, love for myself, and a certain popular figure who has made me smile. I’ve started to believe in myself.
Finding my identity – BPD
if you feel like you are nothing beyond your diagnosis, and struggle to know who you are, never give up looking for your identity.
How BPD makes me feel like a child
Most people my age would refer to themselves as a woman, and yet most of the time I feel like a child. I want to be taken seriously as an adult.
The Life I’ve Always Wanted
How do I fix my mind, get back my life, please tell me where to begin? I dream of the life I’ve always wanted, the childhood memories that never were…
After 13 Years I Finally Have a Care Plan!
Why are we so averse to the idea that mental illnesses are real illnesses that can be categorised, compartmentalised and managed just like any illness?
BPD and new trauma. Recovery and relapse.
How do you deal with a significant traumatic event when you are already suffering? How do you cope with new trauma?
Letting Go of the Shame
I’m no longer feel ashamed that I feel emotions, or for expressing them. The more I practise, the more I am able to experience letting go of the shame.
Getting Better is Hard
Getting better IS hard. And what is “better”? I don’t know where I will end up tomorrow – I’m just going to do my best to live in today.
Bipolar, borderline and anxious
While people are supportive about my anxiety and bipolar, borderline carries stigma. It’s wrong that certain disorders are accepted and others are not.