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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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The Do’s & Don’ts of Supporting a Friend with BPD
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All You Need to Know About Helping a Friend with BPD Having a friend with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can be challenging and difficult, but it’s possible to provide your friend with the support they need. BPD is a serious mental illness that affects how someone interacts with others, manages their emotions and behaves. It’s […]
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A Guide to Favorite Person Relationships (for BPD)
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All You Need to Know About a ‘BPD Favorite Person’ People with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) often struggle to form and maintain meaningful relationships. In many cases, they may develop an intense attachment to one person in particular, known as a favorite person (or FP). This is a complex relationship that can be incredibly rewarding […]
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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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Memoirs About BPD: “Pay Attention to Me” by Kelly South (Q+A and Excerpt)
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Trigger Warning: interpersonal conflict, bpd episode, patient notes from therapist Memoirs about BPD: Kelly South’s Story Looking for books about BPD? Keep reading! Living with BPD, or borderline personality disorder, can be a difficult journey—but remission is possible. You can learn to manage BPD symptoms with the right tools, support system, perseverance and patience for both […]
