by BPD News | Mar 9, 2018
It is a widely accepted premise in the mental health field that a traumatic experience can have a profound effect on the brain and related functions. It doesn’t seem to matter whether the trauma is physical (head injury), medical (stroke), emotional (death of a loved...
by BPD News | Dec 3, 2017
Receiving a diagnosis of any personality disorder can be very painful and disheartening. Among all of the PD’s however, Borderline offers the greatest hope for recovery. Writing in her PsychCentral blog, mental health counselor Christine Hammond, MS, LMHC,...
by Kevin Dawkins | Nov 20, 2017
Thanksgiving Day (in the U.S.) has once again arrived; evoking warm memories of past gatherings with family and friends feasting on bountiful amounts of good food and experiencing deep feelings of gratitude. Sometimes however, that idealized version of Thanksgiving...
by BPD News | Nov 7, 2017
In an increasingly disposable world, many venerated institutions- such as matrimony- no longer seem as permanent as they once were. Add mental illness to the mix and marriages can and do suffer harm and dissolution. Sometimes, there’s a story in the news that...
by BPD News | Nov 7, 2017
People in South Australia (SA) who have Borderline Personality Disorder, their families, and BPD advocates will not have to wait much longer. The SA political party, the Dignity Party, intends to address the poor reception patients often get from providers when their...
by BPD News | Oct 29, 2017
Gobbledegook from the Guardian? An article published in the prestigious British newspaper last week, headlined BPD in the Workplace , rankled a lot of BPD advocates, providers and people who live with the disorder on a daily basis. They let the editors know how they...
by BPD News | Oct 15, 2017
Many researchers of borderline personality disorder found that people who have BPD very often have trouble ‘reading’ other people. But people with BPD also state that many of those ‘other people’ simply don’t appreciate or understand what...
by BPD News | Oct 15, 2017
On a recent broadcast of the popular US sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, cast member Pete Davidson revealed that he was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder while rehabbing from pot use and in treatment for chronic depression. He also talked about it...
by BPD News | Oct 15, 2017
1-800-273-8255… That’s the phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the US. The NSPL service is available at anytime of the day to anyone harboring thoughts of self harm. The number is also the title of a song written by the socially...
by BPD News | Oct 15, 2017
MIND DOES MATTER Indian illustrator Sreejita Biswas, who has a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, creates comics about her condition to raise awareness through humor and empathy. By Sowmya Rajaram Bangalore Mirror Bureau Sep 22, 2017 Signup for BPD...
