Recovery isn’t all rainbows and unicorns, sometimes we have to hold on tight through the tough times too.
A year to the day
One year ago it was my first day after discharge from my local acute psychiatric ward where I had been an inpatient for seven months. There have been a lot of changes since then.
BPD Awareness - How does it really feel to have EUPD / BPD?
It’s Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness month. This article explores how it really feels to have the mental health condition.
Balancing challenge with self-care
It is very easy to overlook the simple things in life, particularly in times of distress but small victories really can contribute to larger ones.
Notes and more
Why patient care is being hampered by a lack of joined up notes between Trusts and how it isn’t the person that’s flawed in any case of personality disorder.
Supporting despair
What are you supposed to do when the team meant to be supporting you are the ones that send you into despair and hopelessness?
Absence and attention
How it feels to have lost a therapist plus an honest admission regarding how easy it is to crave attention from others.
Not taking on the world...just yet
Is having insight always a great thing? What is the best way to support friends with a mental illness? This post explores these issues.
Are there links between physical and mental illness?
Can chronic physical illness and mental illness be related? Experiences of how I have found the two to be connected.
Feelings aren't wrong
EUPD emotions may be a little more extreme than most people’s but they’re not wrong. We have as much right to feel as anybody else and so too does everyone with a mental health condition.
From one giant leap to baby steps
First blog post since my discharge from a 9 month admission to a therapeutic community to treat my personality disorder.
Public speaking
This morning I attended the West London Mental Health Trust nursing conference and stood up in a room full of over 100 professionals to speak about my experiences over the past twelve months - here’s how it went.
Final review, first look at the future
As my time in treatment at the therapeutic community comes to an end, what will the future hold?
It's been a while
Several months have passed since my last post and a lot has changed…
Life in a Therapeutic Community
Personal experiences of living in a Therapeutic Community as treatment for Personality Disorder.
BBQ day
The annual community summer event shows that nothing is ever straightforward!
Anxious and fearful
Today is the final day before my admission to the specialist personality disorder hospital and anxiety doesn't come close to describing what I am feeling right now.
The journey begins
The very beginning of my blog that will record my journey towards recovery.