Mind + Body
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BPD vs. NPD: The Similarities & Differences
Personality disorders are strongly ingrained and inflexible ways of thinking that have a negative impact on an individual´s well-being. Due to the vast array of symptoms across personality disorders, they are categorized into three distinct…
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I Don’t Have BPD; I’m Autistic (In Their Words)
Autism or BPD? Autism or BPD? As a follow-up on my previous autism-related pieces (e.g., here), I would like to briefly cover my autism assessment results. I guess this run-down also acts as a follow-up…
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Decoding Stress: A Roadmap to Finding Balance and Wellness
Stress silently weaves its way through the fabric of our lives, often going unnoticed until it manifests in our health and happiness. It’s an invisible force that can shape our days and determine our moods,…
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BPD Treatment – A Good Prognosis Diagnosis?
This post provides a guide to BPD Treatment and answers the questions: “What is BPD?” “What causes BPD?” “Is BPD genetic?” “Is BPD treatable?” and more. We’ll also cover the 9 BPD symptoms found in…
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5 Strategies to Overcome and Prevent Anxiety Attacks
Anxiety is a common mental health condition affecting millions of people worldwide. It often manifests as excessive worry or fear, and in extreme cases, it can lead to debilitating panic attacks. However, with the right…
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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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A Brief History of Borderline Personality Disorder’s Name
This article was originally published on Psychreg. The term “borderline personality disorder” (BPD) is interesting in psych nomenclature. Usually, psychosocial illnesses are named after their most prominent symptoms. For example, bipolar disorder (formerly, manic depression)…
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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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I Think I Have BPD, Now What?
“Do I Have Borderline Personality Disorder?” You’ve stumbled upon a post about borderline personality disorder, or you heard about BPD in a movie. Maybe someone you know has it, someone very similar to you. Whatever…
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