Jun 10, 2017StigmaMy Response to The Guardian's 'Personality Disorders At Work' ArticleToday (25.10.17) The Guardian published an article by Dr Mary Lamia entitled 'Personality Disorders at work: how to spot them and what...
Mar 28, 201710 positives of my BPD1. It has brought me closer to people Opening up to people in my life has enabled me to have deeper relationships with them. I have been...
Mar 28, 2017Eating disorders: my experience*This post is about eating disorders (no numbers), please take care* Once upon a time, a few years ago, I was in the midst of an eating...
Feb 25, 2017Intense emotions: highs and lows TW Suicidal thoughts and self-harm For the last few weeks, all of my emotions have been heightened, there's an intensity and a pressure...
Jan 13, 2017Have I said too much about my BPD?As always, I'm wrestling with what's enough to say and what's 'too much'? Too much for me? Too much for others? Why am I even worrying...
Jul 2, 2016Turned away by mental health staff*TW Self-harm and suicide* A few months after my diagnosis, I had some episodes of suicidal thoughts. I was very scared and I needed...
Jul 2, 2016StigmaBeing Diagnosed With BPDAfter an hour and a half of questions, the psychiatrist told me that I met the criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder. 'It's better...
Jan 5, 2016RelationshipsShame is my most difficult emotionShame is the emotion which I find the most difficult, the emotion which is most likely for me to trigger off the DSM criteria such as...