Tag: misconceptions

• Articles and Handouts – BPD Central

  Very in-depth article.  Includes poems and accounts from BPD sufferers.  Trigger warning on page. Articles and Handouts – BPD Central.

  Joyce

  June 7, 2013

  Editorials

  Abandonment, anger, misconceptions, poetry, rage, symptoms, TRIGGER WARNING

• Comments

  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 […]

  Joyce

  June 2, 2013

  Editorials

  awareness, comments, Interpersonal relationships, misconceptions, stigma, symptoms, Validation

• My Talk with my Counsellor and my Mother-in-Law

  Last Tuesday, I met with my counsellor and my mother-in-law to try to help her understand my BPD.  We had a very good talk and I think she’s finally beginning to understand it a bit more.  I tried to explain to her how she was unintentionally invalidating me constantly.  She told me that she wasn’t […]

  Joyce

  June 2, 2013

  Editorials

  “I’m not good enough”, anxiety, brain, DBT, distract, Empathy, exhaustion, fatigue, guilt, invalidation, mental health, misconceptions, misunderstood, mother-in-law, negative thoughts, overwhelmed, paranoia, sensitivity, stigma, symptoms, Validation

• Most accurate article on BPD we have recently read—kudos!

  National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder A Blog for Advancing the BPD Agenda http://www.neabpdblog.com/2013/05/27/most-accurate-article-on-bpd-we-have-recently-read-kudos/

  Joyce

  May 27, 2013

  Editorials

  awareness, misconceptions, misunderstood, NEA-BPD, stigma

• “The Elephant in the Room” Campaign Video

  From September 2011.  By Community Parent Education Services (COPE), a student-run mental health program at McMaster University:

  Joyce

  May 19, 2013

  Editorials

  awareness, mental health, misconceptions, stigma, video

• May is Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month

  Blog – Science At The “Border”  Mind and brain investigations of borderline personality disorder and its treatment.   By Eric A. Fertuck, Ph.D.  You have to read the comments.  You won’t believe what one commenter said (or maybe you will): http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/science-the-border/200905/may-is-borderline-personality-disorder-awareness-month

  Joyce

  May 14, 2013

  Editorials

  Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month, charts, comments, May, misconceptions, statistics, stigma

• Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month: What BPD is Like

  By Becky Oberg of More Than Borderline.  In honor of BPD Awareness Month, this is what BPD feels like for me, from the point of view of a person with BPD – as seen by mental health professionals, by others and yourself. http://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/borderline/2011/05/borderline-personality-disorder-awareness-month-what-bpd-is-like/

  Joyce

  May 11, 2013

  Editorials

  “More Than Borderline”, Becky Oberg, misconceptions, misunderstood, professionals

• Things I Wish People Understood About Mental Illness

  More Than Borderline’s Becky Oberg shares with us her view on what she wishes people understood about mental illness. http://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/borderline/2013/02/things-i-wish-people-understood-about-mental-illness/

  Joyce

  May 11, 2013

  Editorials

  “More Than Borderline”, Becky Oberg, mental illness, misconceptions, misunderstood

• I May Have BPD, But I’m More Than Borderline

  Becky Oberg talks about how BPD patients are unfairly treated, even by professionals. http://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/borderline/2010/09/i-may-have-bpd-but-im-more-than-borderline/

  Joyce

  May 11, 2013

  Editorials

  “More Than Borderline”, Becky Oberg, misconceptions, misunderstood, stigma

• Credibility and BPD: The Assumption of Lying

  by Becky Oberg of HealthyPlace.com http://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/borderline/2013/03/credibility-and-bpd-the-assumption-of-lying/

  Joyce

  May 11, 2013

  Editorials

  “More Than Borderline”, Becky Oberg, Identity Disturbance, Interpersonal relationships, invisible, lying, misconceptions, stigma