Free Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnosis Resources – Honest, lived-experience reflections on receiving a Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis. These free resources explore what the diagnosis means, how it can impact identity and self-worth, and what healing can look like from here.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has long been a subject of debate and often misunderstanding within the field of mental health. Historically, it has been viewed as a distinct and often stigmatised diagnosis. However, some recent discussions that I have seen, and my own personal experiences of BPD, have raised questions about whether BPD truly exists… Continue reading Is BPD on a Spectrum? Diagnostic Criteria & Recovery Experiences
Why Does Shame Feel So Big? Today has been a little bit of a rollercoaster for my nervous system. It’s safe to say that out of all the emotions I experience, none hit me quite as viscerally as shame does. Even when its intensity absolutely does not fit the facts of the situation. But why… Continue reading Why Does Shame Feel So Big?
I may have learnt (and written about!) many techniques and strategies to manage my personality disorder, but that doesn’t mean that I’m magically healed. In reality, it affects me constantly. Because of my frequently shifting and intense moods, and a tendency to mask or mirror the mood of who I’m with, it can be really… Continue reading The Overwhelming Reality of BPD & My Recovery Story
Eliza Blooms 