Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Anonymous For me, part of having BPD means having a difficult time believing people when they compliment you, tell you they love you, or when they say they care about you. It is accompanied by feelings of total isolation and paranoia. So, I thought I’d write a piece describing Continue Reading
By Amysboardlineworld I have mentioned before about how I feel like my mental health issues are my Angel and my Demon. They sit there, one on each shoulder, with me all the time. My Angel is the logical, positive me that wants the best for me and fights for it. Continue Reading
By RR1993 Being diagnosed with BPD can be both an extremely lengthy process and a relatively daunting prospect. This is why I have learned to push the boundaries of emotion, one day at a time. Thankfully, My GP Realised the Current Treatment Wasn’t Working From my own personal experiences, I Continue Reading
Who am I without my mental illnesses? Am I afraid to get better? Would I become invisible? It sounds silly, but I am constantly fighting myself.
By A borderline personality blog Over the weekend someone involved in the same community of people with BPD that I am in, took their own life. Added to recent news of a famous musician taking his own life, I felt compelled to write an open letter about my illness. To put Continue Reading
By Amysboarderlineworld Reading this title, “Why can’t I just be normal?”, there are sure to be some people who will respond: “There is no such thing as normal!” “What is normal anyway?” Which is fine. I get that; but there will also be people who understand exactly what I am talking about. They Continue Reading
By Lisa Bean West I’m now classed as a ‘Functional Borderline’. I still have a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, but I can get through most days without major incident. It’s hard sometimes to look back at how I used to be, how I used to look and all the Continue Reading
By Alison Cervoj Stigma I want to talk to you about stigma, and at the same time share part of my experience of mental illness and continual recovery, which comes complete with the occasional relapse. We need to talk about mental illness to help to end the stigma. What bothers Continue Reading
By Lowri Smith Conditional love – love that is only given if you meet a certain criteria or set of rules or demands placed on you. “Wow I’m so proud of you that you got all As!” And that was it. That was all you got and you never knew Continue Reading
By Hannah Gration These last few months have been a rollercoaster of emotions, but one thing has saved me from myself: running. This is how running saved me. I have suffered from depression, an eating disorder and Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder from the age of 12. However these various conditions Continue Reading
By Inez Today is a day my family and I thought I’d never see. Today I was accepted into university to begin my Bachelor of Science, and I will be majoring in Psychology. The photo on the left is me last week. I’ve just finished my certification as a Mental Continue Reading
By Amysboarderlineworld So I have reached 16 weeks pregnant. But how is my mental health? How do I feel? For those of you that read my blog you will know that I am honest, very honest about what I am going through and this post is no different. Far too Continue Reading