I often find myself stuck in a quiet tug-of-war: is a Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis helpful, or does it end up causing more harm than good? Some days it feels like a lifeline, a name for the chaos inside me. Other days, it feels like a label that invites dismissal rather than understanding. Recently, I…
The Importance of Specialised Support for People with BPD in Addiction Treatment
TW: mentions of drugs, alcohol, self-harm & suicide. You might be as shocked as I am to find out that about 78% of adults with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) develop some sort of addiction in their lives. It is so prevalent that among those in treatment for addictions, about 26.7% have BPD (Tomko et al,…
Thriving at Work with BPD
Strategies for Managing Stress, Finding Purpose, and Preventing Burnout.
Revealing Why Borderline Personality Disorder is so Stigmatized.
What is BPD? BPD affects about 1-2% of the population and despite the prevalence is one of the most stigmatised mental health conditions amongst the general public (Furnham et al, 2015). It is a common experience for people with BPD to face stigma from medical professionals too; Markham and Trower (2003) found that medical professionals…