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Living with BPD
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Dr Chris Wurm – June 2022 Sanctuary Meeting
Dr Chris Wurm spoke at our June meeting about BPD and Substance Use
The Lived Experience of Men with BPD – Recording
When that fella you care about lives with BPD…
Hear from some men (who are now coping much better with the symptoms) talking about how BPD affects males
On Loneliness
Professor Sharon Lawn shares her very personal experience caring for her husband who has significant mental illness and psychosocial disability.
An open letter from those with BPD
An Open Letter
To people who do Not have Borderline Personality Disorder …
From those of us who Do
by Debbie Corso
Please Listen – a poem
When I ask that you listen to me, and you give advice, you have not heard what I ask of you When I ask that you listen to me, and you tell me why I shouldn’t feel as I do, you are trampling on my feelings When I ask you to listen to me, and you feel you have to find...
Meet Steph
Stephanie lives with borderline personality disorder.
When Living with Borderline Personality Disorder is Exhausting – The Mighty Blog Post
Living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is exhausting.
It’s like living on an emotional roller coaster 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You just don’t know how you will wake up or what triggers you’ll have to face during the day — these can be anything from words to sights to thoughts.
Emotions fly into your head fast, and before you even really think about it, you’ve totally catastrophized whatever started the thought in the first place.
Or on the other side of the scale, you feel absolutely nothing at all, just emptiness.
Mental Illness and Untidiness
On Sunday I went to help my daughter tidy her room. Well it took me two hours to “find” the floor and the bench top in her room. I know that some of you also have similar problems with your children whatever their age. I have friends whose sons/daughters...
Self-harm and BPD, from Gunderson and Hoffman Publication
Suicidal and Self-Injurious Behaviour in Borderline Personality Disorder Barbara Stanley, Ph.D. Beth S. Brodsky, Ph.D. Deliberately inflicted self-harm in the context of borderline personality disorder (BPD) can be disturbing, frightening, and shame provoking...
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