Back from the brink: Eastern Iowa man leading global mental health initiative

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What I Said When Asked Why I Write About Having Borderline – The Mighty

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This is why I’m glad I was finally diagnosed with BPD

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I Am Not Ashamed – Men Tell Health

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Happy Mother’s Day!

I hope everyone’s had a great Mother’s Day today.  I know that some people have a very difficult time on this day, so I hope that for those of you who find if hard, that you had the best day possible.  My thoughts are with all of you.

I had a good day today.  I visited family and paid my respects to some family members who have passed away.  I also received a very lovely card.  It was a pretty relaxing day.

Till next time,

— Joyce.

Please Join Us at the Congressional Briefing on Engaging and Supporting Families in Suicide Prevention. Live Stream Event

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Great New Blog!

Please check out this great new blog:  http://inalifewithbpd.wordpress.com

It is written by a young woman named Lizzie.  She would like to help others by sharing about herself.  She would love to know that there are other young people out there with Borderline Personality Disorder as well.

Some of Lizzie’s posts are titled by her moods, which have not been the best.  Let’s try to change that so that she doesn’t feel as alone.  Subscribe now.

“I want people to face their fears, tear off their masks and be real”

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“I like mindfulness. I just don’t DO it” – Left Brain Buddha

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How to Learn The Skill For A Lifetime: Self-Soothing – CEN

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Newly Diagnosed with BPD

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Working Through Your Emotions with Your Hands

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Sashbear Walk Poster-flyer

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How to Tell Childhood Emotional Neglect from BPD

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An Introduction to Life With BPD – The Mighty

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An Overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy – Psych Central

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BPD in Adults: eMentalHealth.ca

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Feeling Freedom After BPD Diagnosis – The Mighty

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Learning to Manage Emotions with DBT

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6 Ways to Stop Absorbing Other People’s Emotions

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Why “Pushing the River” Makes BPD Harder to Manage

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Walk for BPD (New York, NY)

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More Holistic Therapy Rescues La Crosse Man From Precipice of Depression

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You are not a tree

The Tenacious Warrior

I used to introduce myself like this, “Hi, I’m Vicki and I’m Bpd.” I couldn’t think of any other words or descriptions of interests that described me other than those 3 little letters. Every aspect of my personality, my behaviour and every action I would justify under the huge umbrella term, Borderline Personality Disorder. I thought that it was all I was and all I’d ever be. I had become so acutely aware of how different I was from everyone else, and how much of an outsider that made me. I would isolate myself for days on end and refuse to try anything new outside of my safe Bpd life. I felt stuck, hopeless and my identity was unstable to say the least!

Less than a year later, and a years worth of Dialectical Behavioural Therapy down the line, and I can proudly say I couldn’t be further from the…

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Inpatient Hospitalizations: Providing a Crash Course in Treatment for BPD – McLean Hospital

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