Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Joanne Henley With BPD, comes reckless behaviour. According to the DSM 5, a diagnostic tool, we are impulsive with the potential for causing harm. It’s a difficult trait to cope with, because I literally screw myself over all the time, and it’s hard not to do it. With my self-critical Continue Reading
By Samantha Jones Since being a child I have struggled with low self esteem, anxiety and feeling ‘not good enough’. Although it never really became an issue until I reached 14. It developed into an illness at this age due to the physical and sexual abuse I sustained whilst I Continue Reading
By Amysboarderlineworld Borderline Personality Disorder is a very tough diagnosis. The name itself suggests that you have a broken personality. Usually you are misdiagnosed with Bipolar disorder or not diagnosed at all and just seen as difficult. It’s difficult to live with BPD not only because of the awful symptoms that plague you Continue Reading
By Amysboarderlineworld This is a letter to you my son. A letter about my mental health and our relationship. Dear Son, I have written down many things for you over the years, poems, notes, updates on your life but never a letter. I am writing to you today with a Continue Reading
By Charlotte Edmunds So, as I start to write this blog, I am sitting in the dark in the small hours of the morning. This is when I do my best thinking! (Hint of sarcasm there). It’s been a while since my diagnosis was changed from Bipolar to Borderline Personality Continue Reading
By AmysBoarderlineWorld Living with any mental illness is tough. Really tough. You try you hardest to hide it in most cases through fear of being judged. Then when you’re brave enough to tell people you are faced with blank faces and unhelpful advice or comments. Even the most understanding of Continue Reading
By Sanna van Gerven “Always exhausted but never able to sleep. There is no end. This disorder is a prison and learning to live with it is the only way to survive it.” A close friend send me this piece (the original text is longer) about Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Continue Reading
By Samantha Jones A poem for people considering suicide… You look and stare So easy to judge You tell your friend With a simple nudge My scars are visible But my story is hid It all began When I was a kid You don’t know why But don’t even ask Continue Reading
By Anonymous It’s been a while since I blogged… a rollercoaster of emotions is only the tip of the iceberg! First, work: I have a new shift pattern which means a new sleep pattern which basically means – I’m back-to-front and inside-out! My job is a night shift carer to Continue Reading
By Lisa Why do I keep eating? I want to die, Why do I keep drinking? I want to die Why do I go on? I want to die. My head is filled with questions I can’t answer, thoughts all jumbled together, it never stops. It’s so noisy but others Continue Reading
By Ani “Hey guys, I’m almost recovered now! My episodes only happen three times every one-two months, and when they do happen, I don’t really hurt anyone around me emotionally and no longer engage in any destructive behaviour. I’ve learned to self-soothe, a really good lesson for me – my Continue Reading
By Charlotte Edmunds So recently I have documented a lot of my depressive episode and a new diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). As much as it makes sense, I am still unable to identify myself as BPD as I thought I was Bipolar. Whatever the title or reason, depressive Continue Reading