“Just because it’s to be expected, it doesn’t make the deaths, or the grief, easier to deal with. People with EUPD aren’t immune to the grief associated with a death by suicide…”
All tagged BPD
Expert by Experience; the journey to NHS England
“If someone had told me then that three years later I would be where I am now, I would probably have yelled at them about how ridiculous they were being and told them to stop giving me false hope…”
How to support someone with BPD / EUPD
5 key things to bear in mind if you want to support someone with BPD / EUPD.
4 things I wish people knew about BPD
“ I wish people understood that having BPD doesn’t mean you are a horrible person to be avoided at all costs!”…
Mental Health Awareness Week 2020
The theme of this year’s Awareness Week is kindness but do we really also need a Mental Illness Awareness Week?
Lockdown life
Insights into life during Lockdown when everyday normality is lost.
Coping with Covid-19
How the effects of social isolation are impacting life with EUPD/BPD alongside other mental health conditions.
Prioritising me
A look at the new year so far, progress in saying no and why time to act should be as important as Time To Talk.
8 positives of BPD / EUPD
“I believe there are many positive qualities to a diagnosis of BPD and that these do something to prove the stereotypical misconceptions wrong.”
Attachment issues
How having BPD/EUPD can lead to unusual but very strong attachments with people, places and even objects.
Radio and realisations
Insights into being part of a radio feature and realisations regarding having EUPD/BPD and feeling suicidal.
Campaign conclusion and apparent competence
Thoughts on the culmination of a year’s work and the dangers of apparent competence.
Traumatic restraint saved my life...but does that make it ok?
“Restraint undoubtedly saved my life on many occasions…However, that restraint was also traumatic”
Views on the use of restraint in adult acute psychiatric hospitals.
Respite reflections
“I have a personality disorder.”
“Really? I couldn’t tell…!”
Reflections on diagnostic labels after a respite stay.
Balance and Expertise
Balancing recovery with the role of Expert by Experience and views on how this role is used.
Crisis point
Sometimes things just become a bit too much...
Mental Health Awareness Week
Insights into how the week improved my own mental health awareness as well as that of others.
Moving forward
Things progress - sometimes obviously and sometimes without us noticing...
Ups and downs
Insights into efforts to avoid EUPD/BPD stereotypes and how the inevitable rollercoaster of emotions continues.
Change for the better
“I hate change...but sometimes it can be great!” 12 months is a long time with EUPD.