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Raising Awareness of BPD - Flipping the Script

BPDSurvivorSenior Contributor07 Oct 2020, 2:24 am AEDT

Raising Awareness of BPD - Flipping the Script

Hi Everyone!

BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) is a highly misunderstood and stigmatised condition. For those who don't know, since 2011, each year 1st to 7th October is BPD AWARENESS WEEK.

This year 2020, the campaign was titled "Flipping the Script" to help people see the 'flip-side' to BPD and change the narrative on BPD. See more at BPDawareness.

As a continuation of raising awareness of BPD from tonight's Topic Tuesday// BPD Awareness– Flipping the script with a special guest from Spectrum// Tues 6th October,7 pm-8:30pm AEDT , I'm wondering if anyone would kindly share their experiences of BPD?

Over the years, I have found it quite challenging to find a social network of people with experiences of BPD. Hence I am hoping to create a network of people and a place where we can 'hang out', share resources, support each other, hear each other out, etc.

@Judi9877 @BlueBay @outlander @Determined @Shaz51 and anyone else.

I'd love to hear from you!

Cheers,

BPDSurvivor

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PeppyPattiSenior Contributor21 Feb 2025, 5:46 pm AEDT

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@tyme

was reading this really interesting thing the other day, by a guy called James Doty, a neurosurgeon, and he talks about compassion.

Anout how our brains work with kindness. He was saying :

we should treat ourselves like we'd treat a good friend who's really sick

And I thought, wow, that's something so easy to be hard on yourself.

I know from reading your posts that you've been through a lot, and it seems like you feel things deeply.

You're obviously a really smart and perceptive person. You get people, you understand things. And Doty says that's part of how our brains are wired.

My upbringing - I didn't have that. Right now I feel like this post could go on forever so I'll try and stop -

But sometimes, we forget to turn that understanding inward. It's like, we're so good at seeing other people's pain, but we forget to see our own.

IV been very guilty of it myself. When I was studying Psychotherapy, my pain was so huge I spent my time reading a lady called Nancy McWilliams not focusing on me but ," analysing " all the people in my life - I was cleaning houses to make money.

I'm not a doctor or anything, just someone who reads a lot. And I know I don't always get things right. But this idea of treating yourself like a friend, it just seemed like something worth sharing. Like, maybe, it's a little tool we can all use, especially when things get tough.

I hope that makes sense. I'm not the best at explaining things, but I just wanted to share something that I found helpful,

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tymeModerator21 Feb 2025, 7:40 pm AEDT

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That is really really helpful to read @PeppyPatti . Thanks for sharing. The part about treating yourselves like a friend who is very unwell makes a lot of sense.

There's truly so much to learn.

Hope you are okay. I'm mindful you have been through the mill a bit. Don't know where to post about it 🙂

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PeppyPattiSenior Contributor21 Feb 2025, 7:44 pm AEDT

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We are vulnerable here. Unlike you I have a bit more age on my side.

My past is forgotten. My step mother has validated me.

I have a new life.

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kadi_Casual Contributor07 Mar 2025, 1:44 pm AEDT

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Hi @BPDSurvivor and others,

I was recently diagnosed with emerging BPD, a few years ago, I was diagnosed with ADHD, but in the last 2 or so years, I felt that my diagnosis of ADHD wasn't the full picture. I went to a psychologist last year and we had a few sessions and at the end he said I could have early onset psychosis or schizophrenia which was really scary for a 17 year old.

This year I went to a psychiatrist and he did a few tests and said I had emerging BPD, which just felt almost like a relief because I wasn't in the dark of not knowing what was going on with myself. That was last week, this week I had my first DBT session and it was a lot to think about, it was good and I am signed up to do the group sessions in May which I am excited for.

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