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Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness featuring SPECTRUM VIC // Tues 1 Oct, 7pm AEST

Unknown userMember24 Sept 2019, 1:22 pm AEST

Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness featuring SPECTRUM VIC // Tues 1 Oct, 7pm AEST

From October 1 - October 7 is the National Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Week! For this weeks Topic Tuesday we will be talking all things BPD with special guests from Spectrum

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JulianSpectrumSenior Contributor01 Oct 2019, 7:18 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness featuring SPECTRUM VIC // Tues 1 Oct, 7pm AEST

@roses1 Sorry to hear of yours and your son's experience around this. Hopefully events like this can help breakdown some of the misconceptions out there.

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Unknown userMember01 Oct 2019, 7:18 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness featuring SPECTRUM VIC // Tues 1 Oct, 7pm AEST

"Recovery is different for everybody, but it’s important to know that recovery from BPD is absolutely possible, and that most people with BPD experience improvement in their symptoms over time with or without treatment."

Very true! @AndrewSpectrum

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Unknown userMember01 Oct 2019, 7:19 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness featuring SPECTRUM VIC // Tues 1 Oct, 7pm AEST

We hear you @BlueBay I am sorry about that interaction. I hope some of the discussion tonight lifts your spirit somewhat around stigma reduction

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AndrewSpectrumContributor01 Oct 2019, 7:20 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness featuring SPECTRUM VIC // Tues 1 Oct, 7pm AEST

@Judi9877 Yes, unfortunately that does happen from time to time. We think change is happening, but it's sometimes a slow process

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Lise07Senior Contributor01 Oct 2019, 7:22 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness featuring SPECTRUM VIC // Tues 1 Oct, 7pm AEST

Hello Everyone,

I was only dignosed a few months ago and have been encouraged to 'learn all I can' about BPD. My girlfriend has tried to do the same (and she also has a close childhood friend with it), but she kept discovering advice which basically said "run while you have the chance". She even found some comments saying that she must be broken to want to be with someone with it. She was rightly unimpressed.

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JulianSpectrumSenior Contributor01 Oct 2019, 7:22 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness featuring SPECTRUM VIC // Tues 1 Oct, 7pm AEST

@BlueBay Sounds like a hard conversation. I've found it's really important to try and really understand someone's internal experience, rather than assume that what they're doing means that they don't want help or to get better.

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AndrewSpectrumContributor01 Oct 2019, 7:24 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness featuring SPECTRUM VIC // Tues 1 Oct, 7pm AEST

@Lise07 Wow that sounds like a super tough experience. There's a lot of 'bad press' out there about BPD, don't believe the hype! I hope you've found some more supportive info to balance it out.

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Unknown userMember01 Oct 2019, 7:25 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness featuring SPECTRUM VIC // Tues 1 Oct, 7pm AEST

So sorry to hear this @Lise07 very disempowering. And yes I have come across these "BPD/NPD Coaches" on youtube, who speak of it with little to no remorse or compassion, and a deep lack of insight and education. If you ever see anyone in Australia specifically doing this you can report them via our StigmaWatch team here 🙂

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outlanderSenior Contributor01 Oct 2019, 7:25 pm AEST

Re: Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness featuring SPECTRUM VIC // Tues 1 Oct, 7pm AEST

Q1- i dont think ive really mentioned bpd to many ao dont often come across any stigma to be honest

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Judi9877Senior Contributor01 Oct 2019, 7:25 pm AEST

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@AndrewSpectrum I hope so because I’m to the point where I’m too scared to approach the hospital in my area for help because I’ve been told that I waste time and resources and that I’m not to front up to the emergency department anymore for help. This is even when I’ve been in distress and having suicidal thoughts. My GP knows this and he’s worried about me.

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