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I Don’t Have BPD; I’m Autistic (In Their Words)
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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 on my prior personality disorder writing – and pretty much all the mental health content. While sharing this is immensely […]
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Decoding Stress: A Roadmap to Finding Balance and Wellness
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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, yet its subtle buildup makes it challenging to confront. Recognizing the triggers and understanding the personal impact of stress is […]
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BPD Treatment – A Good Prognosis Diagnosis?
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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 the DSM-5, therapy for borderline personality disorder and medication for borderline personality disorder.
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5 Strategies to Overcome and Prevent Anxiety Attacks
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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 strategies and techniques, it is possible to manage anxiety and prevent these attacks. In this article on BPD Beautiful, we […]
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Borderline Personality Disorder and God: A Christian Perspective (In Their Words)
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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 who has reached out about my blog post, Borderline Personality Disorder and the Church. The stories I’ve read have touched […]
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Working with Borderline Personality Disorder: An Inside Look (In Their Words)
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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 a job. In fact, ironically enough, I’m a talented interviewer (most likely because I’ve had so much practice at it), […]
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Living with BPD: How BPD Contributes to My Sensitive Writing Skills (In Their Words)
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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 world in a palette of colors (rather than in black and white), finding creative solutions to problems, and thinking outside […]
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A Brief History of Borderline Personality Disorder’s Name
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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) refers to the “two poles” of mania and depression. Many medical conditions have carried different labels throughout history; even now, […]
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BPD Episode: What It’s Like + Reaction 4 Years Later (Video)
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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 for me at the time, which was the start of my BPD recovery journey. I also provide a present day […]
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Living with BPD: Arpita’s BPD Recovery (In Their Words)
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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: “Hello everyone. I am Arpita, a resident of Delhi, India. I will be telling you my living with bpd story […]
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Living with BPD: 1 Year vs. 3 Years of DBT for BPD Recovery
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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 help spread BPD awareness and help others in understanding BPD—a debilitating, life threatening and highly stigmatized condition that causes frequent […]
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Borderline Personality Disorder and the Church: Christians with BPD (In Their Words)
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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 wrestling with feeling like I don’t fit in and that I’m misunderstood. I don’t know anyone who can relate to […]
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An Overview of Avoidant Personality Disorder
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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 disorders and want to know more. BPD is one of the best-known of these conditions. Much research in the personality […]
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I Think I Have BPD, Now What?
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“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 the case may be, you’ve searched ‘do I have BPD?’ or ‘I think I have borderline personality disorder’ and now […]
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4 Healthy Steps to Handle Grief
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If you haven’t already had to handle grief, you’ll deal with it at some point. A study from 2019 found 57% of Americans had grieved in the previous three years. The grieving process can last for days, weeks, months, or years; it’s different for everyone. However, you can help your grieving process with these healthy habits.
