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Writing and talking about my life with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder.
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Feeling Much Better. A Sense of Relief & Feeling My Own Multiplicity
I've emerged from the painful state of mind that I was in for a few weeks. I felt slithers of it coming in from about January, but it was...
Jul 30
What Kind of a Writer Am I? Feminist, emotion driven & striving for honesty
Last autumn, I wrote a slightly tangled blog post called What Threads Run Through Your Life? Go With Your fascinations! . This was my...
Jul 25
'Neuroqueer Feminism: Turning with Tenderness toward Borderline Personality Disorder' by Merri Lisa Johnson
'Neuroqueer Feminism: Turning with Tenderness toward Borderline Personality Disorder' by Merri Lisa Johnson is one of the most inspiring...
Jul 22
If You're Close to Someone With a BPD Diagnosis: Small Words Have Big Impact
This post gives linguistic scaffolding to people who love people with the kinds of difficulties that get you a BPD diagnosis. I hope it's...
Jul 21
When You Think You've Clicked Delete On All Your Files. But It's not Your Files: It's Your Life
I love similes and metaphors. Of course I do— I'm a person who loves to read and write poetry. By mapping a more familiar image or...
Jul 21
I Forgot How Difficult These States of Mind Could Be
I'm writing this for me, and I'm writing this for you— if you go through times like these too. I'm currently in a really painful state of...
Jul 5
Panic Attacks in Public: A Quick way to Feel Very Vulnerable Very FAst
Usually my panic attacks are private things. They are seen by people closest to me; most often that's my husband. My panic attacks are...
Jul 1
My Emotions Layer Onto Places: Why I Find Moving House Hard
People say moving house is one of the most stressful events, but I want to unpack that a little. Forgive the pun. This is not going to be...
Jun 27
Using Every Last Drop of Resilience! Two Weeks of Intense Anxiety
I've had to be extremely resilient over the last few weeks. I'm moving house in a few weeks, changing my place of work and generally...
Jun 15
Why Are Mental Health Problems Often So Hard To Talk About?
Talking About BPD is not really a blog 'about' mental health. To be honest, it's probably best described as a blog 'about' the social and...
Jun 7
The Role of Doctors in Supporting People with BPD: A Compassionate Clinical Perspective By Dr. Antti Rintanen MD, The Internet Doctor
As a person for whom relationships can be particularly hurtful or especially restorative, depending on how they feel and their dynamics,...
May 25
What If This Diagnosis Were To Be Creatively (Generously, even Affectionately) Re-written?
The essay 'Choosing The Margin as a Space of Radical Openness' (1989) by bell hooks has been flitting round my mind for a while. In this...
May 18
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