Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Jessica Evans For the child of a mother who has Borderline Personality Disorder or BPD, life can be a roller coaster ride. Except it’s the scariest ride of your life, it’s almost impossible to get off, and it never seems to end. I’ve written about what it’s like to Continue Reading
By Arun Dahiya If you live with borderline personality disorder (BPD) you may have the idea that your inner critic is the driving force behind most of the maladaptive behaviours. Generally during childhood,or later, if you were constantly criticised, mocked or punished, it’s very likely that you may have internalised Continue Reading
By A Borderline Personality Blog ‘Recovery.’ People often use this word when talking about mental health. Recovery is something that is especially hard for people with BPD. The fundamental problem with recovery for people with BPD is that their brains haven’t developed the way other people’s have. They have developed Continue Reading
By Joshua I am a 20 year old gay man from the UK, and I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) just over a year ago. The ‘Borderline’ part really hurt, which I think is true for many of us with the diagnosis. At first, I felt like the Continue Reading
By Amysborderlineworld I know it is boring to hear but it’s true – yes, I am still in recovery. Struggling in Recovery I still struggle a lot and have bad days and just recently I have struggled more than I have done for some time. I had more than the Continue Reading
By Anonymous If you have Borderline Personality Disorder, you know how much of a struggle it is to live day-to-day. Like me, you find hints of rejection and abandonment in almost every conversation you have with people. You over-analyse every facial expression and every word spoken to you. It is 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 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 Charlotte Edmunds So, as I documented before, I am Bipolar type 2. Nope! Finally, after many referrals and many visits to GPs, longing for an answer. I didn’t feel I highly indentified with Bipolar. I had the meds; I had the diagnosis. But it still didn’t fit. I am Continue Reading