Living With BPD
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Living with BPD: Andrew’s BPD Diagnosis (In Their Words)
In this post, we’ll explore practical tips to support your mental health.
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The Teenage Search for Self with BPD: Navigating Identity Changes with Compassion
Teens with BPD can experience an unstable sense of self. This post explores how to navigate changes in identity with compassion.
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Healing from Within: Integrating Mind and Body for BPD Recovery
The lives of persons who suffer from borderline personality disorder (BPD) and their loved ones can be upended by what can seem like an unrelenting storm. BPD is characterised by emotional instability, erratic relationships, and…
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BPD Symptoms: Is There a Place for Psychosis?
Psychosis is a broad concept which refers to the experience of losing touch with reality, through symptoms such as hallucinations or delusions. Historically, the existence of psychosis within BPD symptoms has been debated, with only…
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Balancing Projects and Mental Health: A Step-by-Step Guide for Managing BPD and Productivity
“If you are managing BPD, feeling overwhelmed and unable to read this article then. Just take a little break, do a box breathing exercise” Juggling Projects whilst Managing BPD? Let’s Make It Fun (Yes, Really!)…
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Working a 9-5 Through the Eyes of Someone With Mental Health Struggles
Living with BPD certainly has its challenges. Back in December, I was let go from my job for taking too much time off due to poor mental health. I wish I could say those days…
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Navigating Emotional Intensity: Practical Tips for Managing Anxiety and BPD
In this post, we’ll explore three key psychological concepts that help us better balance our emotions.
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Borderline Personality Disorder and God: A Christian Perspective (In Their Words)
Trigger Warning: Christianity in a favorable light. Read at your own discretion. It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post—a little over a year, actually. Yikes. I wanted to start this by thanking everyone…
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Working with Borderline Personality Disorder: An Inside Look (In Their Words)
Struggles with BPD and Work I am confident that my struggles in working with borderline personality disorder are not personal to me, at least in regards to keeping a job. I’ve never struggled with getting…
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Living with BPD: How BPD Contributes to My Sensitive Writing Skills (In Their Words)
The following post was originally posted on Psychreg Writers with BPD “For people with Borderline Personality Disorder, expressing themselves artistically can be an outlet for dealing with emotional instability, managing emotions, learning to see the…
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BPD Episode: What It’s Like + Reaction 4 Years Later (Video)
What Does a BPD Episode Feel Like? In the video below, I read my first ever blog post on BPD Beautiful. The post is from 2019 and it detailed what a BPD episode looked like…
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Living with BPD: Arpita’s BPD Recovery (In Their Words)
Trigger Warning: verbal & physical abuse, self harm, suicide attempts, death by suicide, hospitalization. Read at your own discretion. My Living with BPD Story Living with BPD is no easy feat. This is one girl’s story:…
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Living with BPD: 1 Year vs. 3 Years of DBT for BPD Recovery
Living with BPD: From Hopeless to Recovery My name is Sarah and I spent 20 years living with undetected BPD before getting diagnosed and going into remission. I created BPD Beautiful because I want to…
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Borderline Personality Disorder and the Church: Christians with BPD (In Their Words)
Trigger Warning: Christianity in a favorable light, struggles with belief in God, fitting in at church, splitting, BPD symptoms. Read at your own discretion. You can’t understand me without understanding borderline personality disorder. I’m still…
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An Overview of Avoidant Personality Disorder
If you’re a reader of BPD Beautiful, you most probably either have borderline personality disorder (BPD) or know somebody close to you who has it. Or perhaps you’re just interested in the topic of personality…
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