Once I was diagnosed, the first thing I had to do was accept that, as a person with BPD or chronic and severe emotion dysregulation, my symptoms are going to cause me to feel intense emotional pa...
https://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org/living-the-symptoms-part-two/
Trigger Warning: the following blog contains material which could be experienced as triggering difficult and painful thoughts and feelings. Please read with caution and consult with a professiona...
https://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org/living-the-symptoms-part-one/
What are the benefits of sharing your story about substance misuse with others? Saadia: You get to shake off the shame that comes from thinking that you are the only one to struggle with somethin...
https://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org/our-experience-with-substance-abuse-support-groups/
Warning: The following contains mentions of alcohol that may be triggering to some audiences. When I took drivers’ ed, we passed around a pair of “drunk goggles” that supposedly simulated t...
https://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org/drunk-goggles/
Warning: The following contains mentions of alcohol that may be triggering to some audiences. Any drinker knows that alcohol can exacerbate the experience of an emotion. Other times, it can numb ...
https://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org/the-alcohol-exponent/