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Men With BPD Wanted!

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Are you a man with Borderline Personality Disorder?  If so, please contact me using the Contact Form tab.  I would like to do a future post showing how, despite the misconception that only women have BPD, that men also suffer with it as well.  Maybe it’ll encourage other men to come forward.  Please include any information you’d like others to have, such as if you have a blog, Facebook Page, website, etc.  so that others can check it out.  Let’s raise awareness and eliminate stigma of Borderline Personality Disorder.  Let’s all Make BPD Stigma-Free!

Thank you for your co-operation.

“I HAVE BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER AND I’M PROUD OF IT!”

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BPD Pride

Many people with BPD and accompanying mental illnesses write their posts about their co-morbid illnesses, but not their BPD, because of the stigma.  People with say that they have physical illnesses rather than BPD.  Even with their therapists, they’re stigmatized because of their BPD.  Students studying Psychology are too ashamed to admit that they have BPD because of stigma – by people in the profession of mental health, no less!  Therapists, professors, doctors and nurses crack jokes  about BPD sufferers as “just another Borderline”  How do we stop this?  By coming forward with our Borderline Personality Disorder and not being ashamed of it.  By shouting it from the rooftops “I HAVE BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER AND I’M PROUD OF IT!”  We are good people.  We have more empathy than most people.  We are creative, passionate, loving.  What we have to endure every day of our lives – the intense emotions that others will never feel, give us a strength that they can only dream of.

Are you ready to tell the world about your BPD?  Wear your BPD with pride!  I love all of you out there who have struggled along with me.

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What do you think of this site and my blog?  What about links to this site on FaceBook, etc?  Is there anything that you especially like or would like to see more of?  Are there any blog posts or articles which particularly spoke to you?

Am I making a difference to anyone out there?  Letting you know that you’re not alone, and that others experience the same things that you do?  Are there any thought-provoking items?  Any things that you’ve found on this site that you haven’t found anywhere else?

I run this site for myself as well, for my own mental well-being.  I am hoping to not feel so alone as well.  I have received a few comments, but am always curious as to what others think.  What are your experiences with Borderline Personality Disorder?  Do you encounter stigma?  Or do you keep your diagnosis to yourself?  Are others understanding of it, or do they have misconceptions about it?  Do you get any validation of your feelings, or are you totally invalidated by everyone, all the time?  Do you do anything to try to raise awareness and reduce the stigma of BPD?  What symptoms do you have (if you are comfortable sharing them)?  Have you had any success?

Where are you in your journey to recovery?  Have you just been diagnosed and are beginning your journey?  Or are you now in recovery and have some advice for people who are just beginning theirs?

I look forward to hearing any comments.

Joyce.