Visualisation
Visualisation can be a powerful weapon in the battle against depression that anyone can wield, though it is a tricky one to master. What is Visualisation? Visualisation is, essentially, the […]
Tag Archives: Mental Health
Dear Dad (Sensitive Content)
I was brought up by just my Mother, I barely knew my biological father. He was physically abusive to her and she threw him out when I was just a […]
Friendship: What It Means To Me
I have very few friends, very few indeed. Anyone who suffers from BPD will understand the difficulty in making, or more to the point keeping, healthy relationships with other people. […]
This Is Who I Really Am (Why Should I Hide It?)
‘I tried to be someone else but nothing seemed to change, I know now this is who I really am.’ – The Kill, 30 Seconds To Mars One of my […]
When Is Enough, Enough?
No-one likes to be on their own, to be without friends or anyone to feel close to, but I think those of us with BPD feel this more keenly, and […]
Fixation and Over-Signification
Fixation – a preoccupation with one subject, issue, etc.; obsession. (Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fixation) By its very definition fixation sounds to be an unhealthy practise, but it is something those of us with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) quite often find ourselves […]
The Curse Of The High-Functioning Borderline (Sensitive Content)
I suspect this is going to be a somewhat controversial topic and it may well cost me a few followers, but I’d like to state now for the record that […]
Hope: It Can Be A Dangerous Thing (If You Don’t Know How To Wield It)
Hope. Hope is something we all experience in our lives, and I think it’s fair to say that pretty much all of us mental health sufferers have one constant hope: […]
Self-Harm For The Non-Harmer (Sensitive Content)
I have been trying to write this piece for about a week now, and I just keep running dry of things to say. I realise now that I’ve been trying […]
You Are What You Eat: Mental Health & Nutrition (Sensitive Content)
I don’t have an eating disorder, at least, I am not formally diagnosed as having one, though I would most certainly say that one of the symptoms of my mental […]
Who Would Have Thought The Tiny Courageous? 