Last autumn, I wrote a slightly tangled blog post called What Threads Run Through Your Life? Go With Your fascinations! . This was my...

'Neuroqueer Feminism: Turning with Tenderness toward Borderline Personality Disorder' by Merri Lisa Johnson is one of the most inspiring and affirming pieces of writing I've read about the borderline personality disorder diagnosis. Unfortunately, it's behind a paywall and it's been a while since I had access to the whole text, so I'm going off the abstract and memory for this post. Johnson writes about 'turning with tenderness toward borderline personality disorder as a neur

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

As a person for whom relationships can be particularly hurtful or especially restorative, depending on how they feel and their dynamics,...

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...

So why haven't I run away to live alone in this cave then? It's a question I've been discussing in depth with myself and a couple of...

Here are some of the things I think are important for people with a BPD diagnosis right now. These are just my thoughts. As I've always...

I find messaging on my phone, such as on WhatsApp, incredibly anxiety-provoking in certain circumstances. Whilst it depends on the other...

Let me tell you what's going on. Absolutely none of this will be a surprise to anyone who knows me well or who reads this blog! I'm...