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.
It Is Still Hard to Admit I Am Struggling
By Amysboarderlineworld It’s still hard to admit I am struggling. I have never found it easy (or possible at all) to ask for help. To say “I’m stuck” or “I’m struggling”. It doesn’t matter what it was regarding. Work, housework, mental or physical health, I just believe I should be Continue Reading
An open letter about my illness
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
Being friends with someone who has mental health issues
By Amysboarderlineworld Living with mental health issues is hard, really hard. But being being friends with someone who has mental health issues can also be tough. Mental Health Issues & Friendship I have lost many friends over the years because of my mental illnesses but I have gained some fantastic Continue Reading
Functional: ‘capable of serving the purpose for which it was designed’
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
Conditional Love
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
8 things never to say to someone with Borderline Personality Disorder
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
When you watch the news on a depressive low
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
Misdiagnosed
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
Borderline personality disorder. My overview
By AmysBoarderlineWorld As most of you know I suffer with BPD – borderline personality disorder, amongst other things. I have spoken briefly about it and how it effects me, but I have always held back just a little bit. Scared of peoples reactions. Being judged, Or that awful thing I Continue Reading
I am me, not BPD
By Ani Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD, has quite a heavy stigma, even in health care. I started to notice this almost immediately with brief but distasteful encounters. I remember seeing a girl in the psych ward throwing a tantrum, lying on the floor, screaming in fury, then seconds later Continue Reading