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Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness Week 2021 – Discover Creative Wellbeing // Tues 5th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT

Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness Week 2021 – Discover Creative Wellbeing // Tues 5th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT

Hi SANE community!

The 1st to 7th of October 7th, 2021 is Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness week. In line with this year’s BPD Awareness week’s theme on Discover Creative Wellbeing, this fortnights Topic Tuesday will be building upon last years campaign which identified gaps in treatment programs for those living with BPD and will be discussing creative ways, outside of traditional therapy, to promote wellbeing for those living with BPD and supporting their recovery. Our special guests will include DBT clinician from NEABPD Family Connections and our community guide, @BPDSurvivor!

This year's campaign has a 3-pronged approach that looks to address gaps for people experiencing the symptoms of BPD, for supporters/carers/families of people living with BPD and for those working professionally with people living with BPD; and asks us to think outside the box in terms of treatment practices, methods and recovery.

Please join us here on Tuesday 5th October 2021 from 7:00pm-8:30pm AEST to discover and discuss about creative ways to support the wellbeing of those living with BPD.

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New to the forums or want to get involved in this discussion? Check out the How To Guide for Topic Tuesdays.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness Week 2021 – Discover Creative Wellbeing // Tues 5th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT

Hi @Judi9877 @DrZoidberg , welcome to the discussion!

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Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness Week 2021 – Discover Creative Wellbeing // Tues 5th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT

@Jacques ,

That's true! The more fired up we are, the calmer we need you. Hope that makes sense.

That's why with BPD, we often say, 'Strike when the iron is COLD'. pwBPD do not have a reasoning brain when they are triggered.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness Week 2021 – Discover Creative Wellbeing // Tues 5th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT

Sometimes it would be hard for you at times @Jacques ❤

I find it is harder sometimes

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Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness Week 2021 – Discover Creative Wellbeing // Tues 5th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT

Creative Dance

Drumming

Cats 🙂

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Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness Week 2021 – Discover Creative Wellbeing // Tues 5th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT

@BPDSurvivor @cloudcore @KirstyNEABPD @Jacques

I'm all for sensory boxes with BPD in a self care kit! I'm in the process of putting 1 together for myself as a combination of a sensory / self care box with things for me to dip into when I'm having a BPD episode. I've even ordered a showbag with fidget/sensory things in it to add to my little box of tricks as I know it was useful to have those things when I just had my PARCS stay 2 weeks ago.

Judi9877

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Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness Week 2021 – Discover Creative Wellbeing // Tues 5th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT

Hello @KirstyNEABPD @Daisydreamer @cloudcore @BPDSurvivor @Jacques @BlueBay @Millieme @Shaz51 and all others

Thank you for involving me, reading and responding..

I have definitely learnt more

I am proud of you all for being here and everything that you do to help make this country more aware..

I must go

no need to reply

keep on

I can catch up tomorrow

Thank you all again

Sophia1

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Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness Week 2021 – Discover Creative Wellbeing // Tues 5th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT

@Shaz51 @Jacques

Another thing that worked for me whenever I was extremely upset is the person leaves (for a short time), and tells me they are returning to check-in at a particular time. NB if you say you are returning at a particular time, please do it! Otherwise all hell breaks loose!

By doing this, I have time to calm down, and I also know you haven't 'abandoned' me.

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Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness Week 2021 – Discover Creative Wellbeing // Tues 5th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT

Question 4.

For those working with people living with BPD: What shifts need to be made in healthcare spaces?

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Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness Week 2021 – Discover Creative Wellbeing // Tues 5th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT

Photography is great , and you can be Sooo creative , amazing what you can do with pictures

Pets

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Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness Week 2021 – Discover Creative Wellbeing // Tues 5th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT

Hi Everyone,

I am new to the forums and have only been formally diagnosed with BPD in the last 2 months. I am 49 and my psychiatrist says I'm not the "classic presentation of BPD".
Mind you he didn't diagnose me a psychiatrist in the emergency room did and when I looked it up it all made so much sense to me.
It explained my whole life. Now everything makes so much more sense to me.

Sorry, I'm probably off topic.

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