How to navigate dating when you have borderline personality disorder (BPD)
BPD is one of the most stigmatized mental health disorders. As a result, some believe those with the disorder are unworthy of being loved. The emotional instability of those with BPD creates a vicious cycle whereby actions to cope with the burden of stigma exacerbate the condition
Seth Axelrod: A Remembrance
The Borderline Personality Disorder community suffered a painful loss this week.
10 Core Beliefs of Personality Disorders
“Schema” are enduring thought patterns learned early on that filter our view of the world and how to interact with it.
Understanding the maladaptive schema of personality-disordered people can help put their behaviors into perspective.
Personality-disorder-related core schema include abandonment, incompetence, control, belonging, suspiciousness, entitlement, and status.
We Are Still Fighting the Stigma of Borderline Personality Disorder
TW: Discussion of suicide and self-harm “When I was diagnosed with BPD in 1990, I was 29. The psychiatrists at the hospital where I’d been admitted following my second suicide attempt told my parents the prognosis was poor and not to hope too much. I could...
