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Hi all,
I've been trying to do some more research on BPD (I have a bit of an obsessive need to understand it better).
All the sites I've found online so far go on and on about how 'cruel' 'manipulative' 'hopeless' and or/ 'aggressive' people with BPD are.
That and just how high the self harm and suicide stats are for people with this diagnosis. *helpful ::) *
I'm not looking for a rose tinted view, just a more balanced one.
Anyone know of any good sites/books/resources?
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http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BorderlineUK/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/managingBPD/
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A close friend of mine has BPD she has never been cruel or agressive towards anyone in anyway with the illness. When she is on a high she spends money like crazy and is passionate about everything and wants to decorate all the time. When she hits a low she goes down badly doesn't go out doesn't let anyone in doesn't eat sleeps all the time . She is down more than she is up very rarely in the middle x
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Thankyou nighty :hug2:
I'm not saying those things are true hun, I have bpd too and don't see myself as any of those things (i hope no-one else sees me like that either :hide: ).
I just want a more balanced resource that will *hopefully* help me understand bpd a bit better, without unecessarily adding to my feeling of hopelessness.
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Re-inventing your life by Jeffrey Young, I found to be a really helpful resource into the various thinking patterns and consequences of BPD.
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http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/borderline-personality-disorder/Pages/Introduction.aspx
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i found the book 'borderline personality disorder demystified by Dr robert o friedel really helpful xx
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Thankyou nighty :hug2:
I'm not saying those things are true hun, I have bpd too and don't see myself as any of those things (i hope no-one else sees me like that either :hide: ).
I just want a more balanced resource that will *hopefully* help me understand bpd a bit better, without unecessarily adding to my feeling of hopelessness.
I know you wasn't trying to say that was all true honey. :hug2: point I was trying to get across was that no 2 people with bpd are the same. A lot of websites/leaflets etc sometimes paint a scary grim picture of those that suffer MH problems ::)
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Thankyou! Will check them all out when i have access to a computer/ at the library.
Sorry Faded_Lady, ignore me - just me being over sensitive and panicky ::) :frying pan:
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:13886: no worries hun xx
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I've found the info and support available through this site quite helpful http://www.bpdworld.org/ .
I also found a load of stuff on the NHS website that was really good and positive about prognosis for those with BPD. It outlined very well the treatment options that would be available to us all in an ideal world. It's a shame their availability is a bit like entering a raffle.
The best book I've read is The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide.
Hope you find what you need out there - and ignore the prejudiced rubbish you find along the way.
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BPD survival guide is very good. I also found Bobby Baker's mental illness diary drawings very good and very touching.
http://www.wellcomecollection.org/whats-on/exhibitions/bobby-bakers-diary-drawings.aspx
they are now in a book
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/sep/12/bobby-baker-mind-book-of-the-year
get it: you won't regret it :) Whilst I was reading it I felt almost human
xx