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  1. DATE: August 28, 2026 at 10:00AM
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    TITLE: How the stories we tell about ourselves reveal hidden personality disorders

    URL: psypost.org/how-the-stories-we

    How people construct the stories of their lives offers insight into the severity of their personality disorders. Researchers found that narrating life events with a focus on negative self-change strongly predicted everyday functional impairment. The findings were published in the Journal of Personality.

    Psychiatry is currently shifting the way it diagnoses personality disorders. Instead of relying entirely on rigid categories where a patient either has a disorder or does not, newer frameworks use a sliding scale. This dimensional approach focuses on a concept known as the level of personality functioning. It assesses how well a person maintains their identity, sets life goals, and connects with others through empathy and intimacy.

    Because identity is heavily shaped by the stories people tell themselves about their past, researchers wanted to see if analyzing these personal narratives could help measure personality functioning. Lead author Kennedy M. Balzen, a psychology researcher at the University of Houston, worked with colleagues Majse Lind, Paulina A. Kulesz, Estefania Fernandez, and Carla Sharp. The team aimed to determine if specific emotional and structural themes in a person’s life story could predict their degree of clinical dysfunction.

    The researchers recruited 140 young adults between the ages of 18 and 25. The group included 94 college students and 46 individuals who had either been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder or showed traits of the condition. Borderline personality disorder is characterized by unstable relationships, emotional volatility, and a distorted self-image.

    Participants completed an interview where they imagined their lives as a book and described two life-changing events in detail. Trained coders then evaluated these spoken stories for five specific psychological themes. The first theme was agency, which measures how much autonomy and control the narrator feels they have over their life.

    The second theme was communion, which tracks feelings of love, belonging, and interpersonal connection. The coders also looked for a trait called exploratory processing. This metric captures how deeply the person analyzed an event’s meaning and worked through their changing sense of self.

    Finally, the coders assessed the narratives for growth and deterioration. These two themes measure whether the narrator concluded that the event changed them for the better or revealed a permanent, negative flaw in their character. High deterioration scores suggest the individual believes an event fundamentally damaged them.

    Alongside the storytelling interview, participants completed two tools to assess their overall level of personality functioning. The first was a self-report survey where participants rated their own identity and interpersonal struggles. The second was a semi-structured clinical interview conducted by trained graduate students.

    This interview format bypasses the biases inherent in self-reported surveys. Participants also took a survey to measure their functional impairment. This assessment tracks a person’s level of disability in daily tasks like cognition, mobility, self-care, and getting along with others.

    When comparing the narrative themes to the personality assessments, the researchers observed a distinct pattern. People who exhibited worse personality functioning tended to tell stories with lower levels of agency, communion, and personal growth. These individuals also featured higher levels of deterioration in their stories.

    To illustrate narrative deterioration, the researchers highlighted a story from a participant who experienced childhood bullying. The participant described the event as a permanent blow to their ego that made them feel like they could never fit in. The participant said, “I felt like that was a result of my own personal faults, or like something that I lacked in,” and noted that the isolation eventually led to self-harm.

    Next, the researchers ran statistical models to see which narrative themes best predicted a person’s level of personality functioning. They found that stories featuring high levels of agency predicted better scores on the self-reported personality surveys. Conversely, narratives high in deterioration predicted worse scores on the clinical interviews.

    In fact, individuals who told stories with strong themes of deterioration were nearly three times more likely to meet the clinical threshold for a personality disorder. This threshold was based on the rigorous, interview-rated assessment. The finding highlights how different testing methods capture different aspects of a person’s psychology.

    The team also tested whether exploratory processing interacted with growth or deterioration to predict personality functioning. They hypothesized that deep reflection on a negative change would yield different results than deep reflection on a positive change. The data did not support this idea, as deterioration remained the only distinct predictor of personality dysfunction in these models.

    Finally, the researchers looked at everyday functional impairment. They used a statistical approach to find the most efficient combination of variables to predict a person’s daily struggles. They found that combining narrative deterioration scores with the results from the self-reported and interview-based personality assessments explained the most variance in functional impairment. The inclusion of narrative deterioration provided predictive power that the standard clinical tools missed.

    The study relied on participants self-reporting their borderline personality disorder diagnoses or symptoms, which means some individuals might not have met formal clinical criteria. The tool used to measure functional impairment also captures general life disability, which is not exclusively tied to mental health challenges. Future studies will need to use outcome measures that are directly linked to psychiatric symptoms.

    Another limitation involves the coding system used for exploratory processing. The coders had lower reliability when agreeing on this specific metric, which might explain why it did not predict personality functioning in the statistical models. The researchers noted that narrative coding systems were originally designed for typical populations and might need adjustment to fully capture disordered thinking.

    It is possible that people with personality disorders simply experience more traumatic life events, which would naturally lead to darker life stories. However, psychological theory suggests the distinction lies in how a person derives meaning from difficult experiences and integrates that meaning into their identity. Still, subsequent studies should account for a person’s history of trauma and abuse to isolate the exact impact of life events on storytelling.

    The study, “Life Stories Matter: The Contribution of Narrative Identity to Personality Functioning and Functional Impairment,” was authored by Kennedy M. Balzen, Majse Lind, Paulina A. Kulesz, Estefania Fernandez, and Carla Sharp.

    URL: psypost.org/how-the-stories-we

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    #psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #LifeStoriesMatter #NarrativeIdentity #PersonalityFunctioning #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #NarrativeAnalysis #MentalHealthResearch #FunctionalImpairment #PsychologyInsights #AgencyAndCommunion #DeteriorationInNarratives

  2. DATE: August 28, 2026 at 10:00AM
    SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG

    ** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
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    TITLE: How the stories we tell about ourselves reveal hidden personality disorders

    URL: psypost.org/how-the-stories-we

    How people construct the stories of their lives offers insight into the severity of their personality disorders. Researchers found that narrating life events with a focus on negative self-change strongly predicted everyday functional impairment. The findings were published in the Journal of Personality.

    Psychiatry is currently shifting the way it diagnoses personality disorders. Instead of relying entirely on rigid categories where a patient either has a disorder or does not, newer frameworks use a sliding scale. This dimensional approach focuses on a concept known as the level of personality functioning. It assesses how well a person maintains their identity, sets life goals, and connects with others through empathy and intimacy.

    Because identity is heavily shaped by the stories people tell themselves about their past, researchers wanted to see if analyzing these personal narratives could help measure personality functioning. Lead author Kennedy M. Balzen, a psychology researcher at the University of Houston, worked with colleagues Majse Lind, Paulina A. Kulesz, Estefania Fernandez, and Carla Sharp. The team aimed to determine if specific emotional and structural themes in a person’s life story could predict their degree of clinical dysfunction.

    The researchers recruited 140 young adults between the ages of 18 and 25. The group included 94 college students and 46 individuals who had either been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder or showed traits of the condition. Borderline personality disorder is characterized by unstable relationships, emotional volatility, and a distorted self-image.

    Participants completed an interview where they imagined their lives as a book and described two life-changing events in detail. Trained coders then evaluated these spoken stories for five specific psychological themes. The first theme was agency, which measures how much autonomy and control the narrator feels they have over their life.

    The second theme was communion, which tracks feelings of love, belonging, and interpersonal connection. The coders also looked for a trait called exploratory processing. This metric captures how deeply the person analyzed an event’s meaning and worked through their changing sense of self.

    Finally, the coders assessed the narratives for growth and deterioration. These two themes measure whether the narrator concluded that the event changed them for the better or revealed a permanent, negative flaw in their character. High deterioration scores suggest the individual believes an event fundamentally damaged them.

    Alongside the storytelling interview, participants completed two tools to assess their overall level of personality functioning. The first was a self-report survey where participants rated their own identity and interpersonal struggles. The second was a semi-structured clinical interview conducted by trained graduate students.

    This interview format bypasses the biases inherent in self-reported surveys. Participants also took a survey to measure their functional impairment. This assessment tracks a person’s level of disability in daily tasks like cognition, mobility, self-care, and getting along with others.

    When comparing the narrative themes to the personality assessments, the researchers observed a distinct pattern. People who exhibited worse personality functioning tended to tell stories with lower levels of agency, communion, and personal growth. These individuals also featured higher levels of deterioration in their stories.

    To illustrate narrative deterioration, the researchers highlighted a story from a participant who experienced childhood bullying. The participant described the event as a permanent blow to their ego that made them feel like they could never fit in. The participant said, “I felt like that was a result of my own personal faults, or like something that I lacked in,” and noted that the isolation eventually led to self-harm.

    Next, the researchers ran statistical models to see which narrative themes best predicted a person’s level of personality functioning. They found that stories featuring high levels of agency predicted better scores on the self-reported personality surveys. Conversely, narratives high in deterioration predicted worse scores on the clinical interviews.

    In fact, individuals who told stories with strong themes of deterioration were nearly three times more likely to meet the clinical threshold for a personality disorder. This threshold was based on the rigorous, interview-rated assessment. The finding highlights how different testing methods capture different aspects of a person’s psychology.

    The team also tested whether exploratory processing interacted with growth or deterioration to predict personality functioning. They hypothesized that deep reflection on a negative change would yield different results than deep reflection on a positive change. The data did not support this idea, as deterioration remained the only distinct predictor of personality dysfunction in these models.

    Finally, the researchers looked at everyday functional impairment. They used a statistical approach to find the most efficient combination of variables to predict a person’s daily struggles. They found that combining narrative deterioration scores with the results from the self-reported and interview-based personality assessments explained the most variance in functional impairment. The inclusion of narrative deterioration provided predictive power that the standard clinical tools missed.

    The study relied on participants self-reporting their borderline personality disorder diagnoses or symptoms, which means some individuals might not have met formal clinical criteria. The tool used to measure functional impairment also captures general life disability, which is not exclusively tied to mental health challenges. Future studies will need to use outcome measures that are directly linked to psychiatric symptoms.

    Another limitation involves the coding system used for exploratory processing. The coders had lower reliability when agreeing on this specific metric, which might explain why it did not predict personality functioning in the statistical models. The researchers noted that narrative coding systems were originally designed for typical populations and might need adjustment to fully capture disordered thinking.

    It is possible that people with personality disorders simply experience more traumatic life events, which would naturally lead to darker life stories. However, psychological theory suggests the distinction lies in how a person derives meaning from difficult experiences and integrates that meaning into their identity. Still, subsequent studies should account for a person’s history of trauma and abuse to isolate the exact impact of life events on storytelling.

    The study, “Life Stories Matter: The Contribution of Narrative Identity to Personality Functioning and Functional Impairment,” was authored by Kennedy M. Balzen, Majse Lind, Paulina A. Kulesz, Estefania Fernandez, and Carla Sharp.

    URL: psypost.org/how-the-stories-we

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    #psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #LifeStoriesMatter #NarrativeIdentity #PersonalityFunctioning #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #NarrativeAnalysis #MentalHealthResearch #FunctionalImpairment #PsychologyInsights #AgencyAndCommunion #DeteriorationInNarratives

  3. DATE: August 28, 2026 at 10:00AM
    SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG

    ** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
    -------------------------------------------------

    TITLE: How the stories we tell about ourselves reveal hidden personality disorders

    URL: psypost.org/how-the-stories-we

    How people construct the stories of their lives offers insight into the severity of their personality disorders. Researchers found that narrating life events with a focus on negative self-change strongly predicted everyday functional impairment. The findings were published in the Journal of Personality.

    Psychiatry is currently shifting the way it diagnoses personality disorders. Instead of relying entirely on rigid categories where a patient either has a disorder or does not, newer frameworks use a sliding scale. This dimensional approach focuses on a concept known as the level of personality functioning. It assesses how well a person maintains their identity, sets life goals, and connects with others through empathy and intimacy.

    Because identity is heavily shaped by the stories people tell themselves about their past, researchers wanted to see if analyzing these personal narratives could help measure personality functioning. Lead author Kennedy M. Balzen, a psychology researcher at the University of Houston, worked with colleagues Majse Lind, Paulina A. Kulesz, Estefania Fernandez, and Carla Sharp. The team aimed to determine if specific emotional and structural themes in a person’s life story could predict their degree of clinical dysfunction.

    The researchers recruited 140 young adults between the ages of 18 and 25. The group included 94 college students and 46 individuals who had either been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder or showed traits of the condition. Borderline personality disorder is characterized by unstable relationships, emotional volatility, and a distorted self-image.

    Participants completed an interview where they imagined their lives as a book and described two life-changing events in detail. Trained coders then evaluated these spoken stories for five specific psychological themes. The first theme was agency, which measures how much autonomy and control the narrator feels they have over their life.

    The second theme was communion, which tracks feelings of love, belonging, and interpersonal connection. The coders also looked for a trait called exploratory processing. This metric captures how deeply the person analyzed an event’s meaning and worked through their changing sense of self.

    Finally, the coders assessed the narratives for growth and deterioration. These two themes measure whether the narrator concluded that the event changed them for the better or revealed a permanent, negative flaw in their character. High deterioration scores suggest the individual believes an event fundamentally damaged them.

    Alongside the storytelling interview, participants completed two tools to assess their overall level of personality functioning. The first was a self-report survey where participants rated their own identity and interpersonal struggles. The second was a semi-structured clinical interview conducted by trained graduate students.

    This interview format bypasses the biases inherent in self-reported surveys. Participants also took a survey to measure their functional impairment. This assessment tracks a person’s level of disability in daily tasks like cognition, mobility, self-care, and getting along with others.

    When comparing the narrative themes to the personality assessments, the researchers observed a distinct pattern. People who exhibited worse personality functioning tended to tell stories with lower levels of agency, communion, and personal growth. These individuals also featured higher levels of deterioration in their stories.

    To illustrate narrative deterioration, the researchers highlighted a story from a participant who experienced childhood bullying. The participant described the event as a permanent blow to their ego that made them feel like they could never fit in. The participant said, “I felt like that was a result of my own personal faults, or like something that I lacked in,” and noted that the isolation eventually led to self-harm.

    Next, the researchers ran statistical models to see which narrative themes best predicted a person’s level of personality functioning. They found that stories featuring high levels of agency predicted better scores on the self-reported personality surveys. Conversely, narratives high in deterioration predicted worse scores on the clinical interviews.

    In fact, individuals who told stories with strong themes of deterioration were nearly three times more likely to meet the clinical threshold for a personality disorder. This threshold was based on the rigorous, interview-rated assessment. The finding highlights how different testing methods capture different aspects of a person’s psychology.

    The team also tested whether exploratory processing interacted with growth or deterioration to predict personality functioning. They hypothesized that deep reflection on a negative change would yield different results than deep reflection on a positive change. The data did not support this idea, as deterioration remained the only distinct predictor of personality dysfunction in these models.

    Finally, the researchers looked at everyday functional impairment. They used a statistical approach to find the most efficient combination of variables to predict a person’s daily struggles. They found that combining narrative deterioration scores with the results from the self-reported and interview-based personality assessments explained the most variance in functional impairment. The inclusion of narrative deterioration provided predictive power that the standard clinical tools missed.

    The study relied on participants self-reporting their borderline personality disorder diagnoses or symptoms, which means some individuals might not have met formal clinical criteria. The tool used to measure functional impairment also captures general life disability, which is not exclusively tied to mental health challenges. Future studies will need to use outcome measures that are directly linked to psychiatric symptoms.

    Another limitation involves the coding system used for exploratory processing. The coders had lower reliability when agreeing on this specific metric, which might explain why it did not predict personality functioning in the statistical models. The researchers noted that narrative coding systems were originally designed for typical populations and might need adjustment to fully capture disordered thinking.

    It is possible that people with personality disorders simply experience more traumatic life events, which would naturally lead to darker life stories. However, psychological theory suggests the distinction lies in how a person derives meaning from difficult experiences and integrates that meaning into their identity. Still, subsequent studies should account for a person’s history of trauma and abuse to isolate the exact impact of life events on storytelling.

    The study, “Life Stories Matter: The Contribution of Narrative Identity to Personality Functioning and Functional Impairment,” was authored by Kennedy M. Balzen, Majse Lind, Paulina A. Kulesz, Estefania Fernandez, and Carla Sharp.

    URL: psypost.org/how-the-stories-we

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    #psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #LifeStoriesMatter #NarrativeIdentity #PersonalityFunctioning #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #NarrativeAnalysis #MentalHealthResearch #FunctionalImpairment #PsychologyInsights #AgencyAndCommunion #DeteriorationInNarratives

  4. someone i know told me that everybody they know who've been diagnosed with bpd is afab, and that the diagnosis was effectively a misogynistic attempt to dismiss their experiences

    have folks on fedi had similar experiences?

    #BPD #misogyny #borderlinePersonalityDisorder

  5. someone i know told me that everybody they know who've been diagnosed with bpd is afab, and that the diagnosis was effectively a misogynistic attempt to dismiss their experiences

    have folks on fedi had similar experiences?

    #BPD #misogyny #borderlinePersonalityDisorder

  6. someone i know told me that everybody they know who've been diagnosed with bpd is afab, and that the diagnosis was effectively a misogynistic attempt to dismiss their experiences

    have folks on fedi had similar experiences?

    #BPD #misogyny #borderlinePersonalityDisorder

  7. someone i know told me that everybody they know who've been diagnosed with bpd is afab, and that the diagnosis was effectively a misogynistic attempt to dismiss their experiences

    have folks on fedi had similar experiences?

    #BPD #misogyny #borderlinePersonalityDisorder

  8. someone i know told me that everybody they know who've been diagnosed with bpd is afab, and that the diagnosis was effectively a misogynistic attempt to dismiss their experiences

    have folks on fedi had similar experiences?

    #BPD #misogyny #borderlinePersonalityDisorder

  9. Huge study finds first genetic clues for borderline personality disorder

    nature.com/articles/d41586-026

    > Largest genetic analysis of the condition so far finds 11 linked locations in the human genome.

    #science #borderlinePersonalityDisorder #health #mentalHealth

  10. Huge study finds first genetic clues for borderline personality disorder

    nature.com/articles/d41586-026

    > Largest genetic analysis of the condition so far finds 11 linked locations in the human genome.

    #science #borderlinePersonalityDisorder #health #mentalHealth

  11. Huge study finds first genetic clues for borderline personality disorder

    nature.com/articles/d41586-026

    > Largest genetic analysis of the condition so far finds 11 linked locations in the human genome.

    #science #borderlinePersonalityDisorder #health #mentalHealth

  12. Huge study finds first genetic clues for borderline personality disorder

    nature.com/articles/d41586-026

    > Largest genetic analysis of the condition so far finds 11 linked locations in the human genome.

    #science #borderlinePersonalityDisorder #health #mentalHealth

  13. Huge study finds first genetic clues for borderline personality disorder

    nature.com/articles/d41586-026

    > Largest genetic analysis of the condition so far finds 11 linked locations in the human genome.

    #science #borderlinePersonalityDisorder #health #mentalHealth

  14. 👼🏻☺️~Welcome to my Mind~🌀😈 👌 @welcome2mymindblog.wordpress.com@welcome2mymindblog.wordpress.com ·

    Just a Rant on Depression~

    F*ck man I’m telling you; depression is Such a stone cold bitch.
    I’ll be watching TV and all of the sudden I get this dark yet soft,, malicious voice that starts whispering  these horrible things.
    It takes my biggest insecurities and fears and exploits them…
    One of the worst symptoms for me is just this dark, hopeless physically heavy ,;feeling that makes you not  want to get out of bed…Gravity feels like its 3x stronger…  you feel so empty that you want tnt to cur yourself…

    .THAT is what kills me. Destroys you from the inside out
    I normally don’t have this that bad when I’m on a good, consistent regimen  of medications as well as having a good support system. …
    You can’t do it alone.
    Only issue is that A) starting a new psych med is like being a lab rat. You never know what you’re gonna get. B) like everything in life, you gain a tolerance  and you have to start a whole new medication …
    I knew that I needed to get help when I literally couldn’t out of bed without cutting myself.
    I carved “DIE” into my thigh.
    THAT IS NOT NORMAL BEHAVIOR

    So my primary doctor  started me off with Lexapro when I was 18 I think and it changed my life.
    After a week or so, that heavy boulder that has been sitting on my chest just went away.
    I felt 100x lighter  and the voices stopped being so loud and my panic attacks (that I have been plagued with stopped too!
    It was like my “happy” switch was finally turned on
    And I’ve stayed on at least 2 psych meds ever since then.

    Not trying to push medication, but there absolutely are people who genuinely need them who can’t get better on their own and are close to su!cide.
    THEN there’s all the other people who abuse the system and are just trying to “be edgy”.
    I do NOT advocate for medication for just anybody/everybody.  Only those who genuinely can’t get out of bed even if there was a damn fire because of depression.
    If your house goes from clean and adorable to a big mess because your mind keeps giving you ideas on suic!de.
    If you’re chemically unbalanced  mind ever ruins events that are supposed to be fun..
    You might have Major Depressive Disorder.

    But Everybody is different and heals in there own way.
    I DO however recommend/advocate  for therapy. Think everyone should see a therapist at least once a week.
    It is just SO freeing- and  helps keep your mind  straigh.

    But anyways I’m probably just talking to myself  I doubt anyone reads this

    But you know what? FUCK that shit.
    My writings at least  help me.
    If you are reading this, 
    Please don’t ever stop fighting!
    And please never lose your soul…
    It’s  hard af to get back. ❤️‍啕
    Remember that as long as there’s still air in your lungs,  you still have time to change.

    ❣️

    Rate this:

    #addiction #anxiety #borderline #Borderlinepersonalitydisorder #Bpd #characterEvolution #death #Depression #dying #fuckLife #grief #lateNightThoughts #lifeLessons #loneliness #mentalIllness #Mentalillness #motivation #motivational
  15. KJ Dillard Opens Up About Hospitalization and BPD Diagnosis at Summer House Reunion

    In an emotional moment during the Summer House Season 10 reunion, KJ Dillard opened up about what ultimately…
    #NewsBeep #News #Mentalhealth #AndyCohen #AU #Australia #borderlinepersonalitydisorder #Ciara #Health #KJ #KJDillard #mentalhealthawareness #MentalHealth
    newsbeep.com/au/698491/

  16. KJ Dillard Opens Up About Hospitalization and BPD Diagnosis at Summer House Reunion

    In an emotional moment during the Summer House Season 10 reunion, KJ Dillard opened up about what ultimately…
    #NewsBeep #News #Mentalhealth #AndyCohen #AU #Australia #borderlinepersonalitydisorder #Ciara #Health #KJ #KJDillard #mentalhealthawareness #MentalHealth
    newsbeep.com/au/698491/

  17. I have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

    If you have stereotypes, expectations, or assumptions about what that means, then maybe this is a chance to reconsider or change them. If you think of me as a friend, as caring or supportive, as interesting or fun, or as a community member you like, then maybe think about how just because someone has a personality disorder doesn’t mean they can’t be these things.

    There’s A LOT of stigma around BPD. Many people use it as a synonym for “abusive,” which is not only wrong, but makes it pretty damn hard for people with the disorder to get mental healthcare that can help. The vast majority of people with BPD are survivors of trauma and it often is comorbid with cPTSD, disorganized attachment history, and codependency. The difference for it versus those other things that research suggests is a genetic component where our nervous systems are hypersensitive to certain kinds of things, leading to developing the disorder when exposed to trauma and intense stress.

    There are also useful skills, therapies, and interventions that can help you or your loved ones with BPD. It’s still hard, but I know it’s improved my life to finally work on it and make progress on my mental health. Can it be overwhelming and hard when someone with BPD is in crisis? Of course, especially if they haven’t gotten the right kinds of help and support. But so is everyone who is in crisis. As someone who has helped people with just about every disorder and people with no diagnosable disorders when they are in a mental health crisis, it is challenging to help folks when the shit hits the fan and you have to adapt your strategies to the person and what will help them.

    People with BPD are not uniquely terrible or bad or evil or abusive, and I choose to be out about having it so we can begin to challenge the stigma around this.

    #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BPD #EndMentalHealthStigma #EndStigma

  18. I have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

    If you have stereotypes, expectations, or assumptions about what that means, then maybe this is a chance to reconsider or change them. If you think of me as a friend, as caring or supportive, as interesting or fun, or as a community member you like, then maybe think about how just because someone has a personality disorder doesn’t mean they can’t be these things.

    There’s A LOT of stigma around BPD. Many people use it as a synonym for “abusive,” which is not only wrong, but makes it pretty damn hard for people with the disorder to get mental healthcare that can help. The vast majority of people with BPD are survivors of trauma and it often is comorbid with cPTSD, disorganized attachment history, and codependency. The difference for it versus those other things that research suggests is a genetic component where our nervous systems are hypersensitive to certain kinds of things, leading to developing the disorder when exposed to trauma and intense stress.

    There are also useful skills, therapies, and interventions that can help you or your loved ones with BPD. It’s still hard, but I know it’s improved my life to finally work on it and make progress on my mental health. Can it be overwhelming and hard when someone with BPD is in crisis? Of course, especially if they haven’t gotten the right kinds of help and support. But so is everyone who is in crisis. As someone who has helped people with just about every disorder and people with no diagnosable disorders when they are in a mental health crisis, it is challenging to help folks when the shit hits the fan and you have to adapt your strategies to the person and what will help them.

    People with BPD are not uniquely terrible or bad or evil or abusive, and I choose to be out about having it so we can begin to challenge the stigma around this.

    #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BPD #EndMentalHealthStigma #EndStigma

  19. I have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

    If you have stereotypes, expectations, or assumptions about what that means, then maybe this is a chance to reconsider or change them. If you think of me as a friend, as caring or supportive, as interesting or fun, or as a community member you like, then maybe think about how just because someone has a personality disorder doesn’t mean they can’t be these things.

    There’s A LOT of stigma around BPD. Many people use it as a synonym for “abusive,” which is not only wrong, but makes it pretty damn hard for people with the disorder to get mental healthcare that can help. The vast majority of people with BPD are survivors of trauma and it often is comorbid with cPTSD, disorganized attachment history, and codependency. The difference for it versus those other things that research suggests is a genetic component where our nervous systems are hypersensitive to certain kinds of things, leading to developing the disorder when exposed to trauma and intense stress.

    There are also useful skills, therapies, and interventions that can help you or your loved ones with BPD. It’s still hard, but I know it’s improved my life to finally work on it and make progress on my mental health. Can it be overwhelming and hard when someone with BPD is in crisis? Of course, especially if they haven’t gotten the right kinds of help and support. But so is everyone who is in crisis. As someone who has helped people with just about every disorder and people with no diagnosable disorders when they are in a mental health crisis, it is challenging to help folks when the shit hits the fan and you have to adapt your strategies to the person and what will help them.

    People with BPD are not uniquely terrible or bad or evil or abusive, and I choose to be out about having it so we can begin to challenge the stigma around this.

    #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BPD #EndMentalHealthStigma #EndStigma

  20. I have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

    If you have stereotypes, expectations, or assumptions about what that means, then maybe this is a chance to reconsider or change them. If you think of me as a friend, as caring or supportive, as interesting or fun, or as a community member you like, then maybe think about how just because someone has a personality disorder doesn’t mean they can’t be these things.

    There’s A LOT of stigma around BPD. Many people use it as a synonym for “abusive,” which is not only wrong, but makes it pretty damn hard for people with the disorder to get mental healthcare that can help. The vast majority of people with BPD are survivors of trauma and it often is comorbid with cPTSD, disorganized attachment history, and codependency. The difference for it versus those other things that research suggests is a genetic component where our nervous systems are hypersensitive to certain kinds of things, leading to developing the disorder when exposed to trauma and intense stress.

    There are also useful skills, therapies, and interventions that can help you or your loved ones with BPD. It’s still hard, but I know it’s improved my life to finally work on it and make progress on my mental health. Can it be overwhelming and hard when someone with BPD is in crisis? Of course, especially if they haven’t gotten the right kinds of help and support. But so is everyone who is in crisis. As someone who has helped people with just about every disorder and people with no diagnosable disorders when they are in a mental health crisis, it is challenging to help folks when the shit hits the fan and you have to adapt your strategies to the person and what will help them.

    People with BPD are not uniquely terrible or bad or evil or abusive, and I choose to be out about having it so we can begin to challenge the stigma around this.

    #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BPD #EndMentalHealthStigma #EndStigma

  21. I have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

    If you have stereotypes, expectations, or assumptions about what that means, then maybe this is a chance to reconsider or change them. If you think of me as a friend, as caring or supportive, as interesting or fun, or as a community member you like, then maybe think about how just because someone has a personality disorder doesn’t mean they can’t be these things.

    There’s A LOT of stigma around BPD. Many people use it as a synonym for “abusive,” which is not only wrong, but makes it pretty damn hard for people with the disorder to get mental healthcare that can help. The vast majority of people with BPD are survivors of trauma and it often is comorbid with cPTSD, disorganized attachment history, and codependency. The difference for it versus those other things that research suggests is a genetic component where our nervous systems are hypersensitive to certain kinds of things, leading to developing the disorder when exposed to trauma and intense stress.

    There are also useful skills, therapies, and interventions that can help you or your loved ones with BPD. It’s still hard, but I know it’s improved my life to finally work on it and make progress on my mental health. Can it be overwhelming and hard when someone with BPD is in crisis? Of course, especially if they haven’t gotten the right kinds of help and support. But so is everyone who is in crisis. As someone who has helped people with just about every disorder and people with no diagnosable disorders when they are in a mental health crisis, it is challenging to help folks when the shit hits the fan and you have to adapt your strategies to the person and what will help them.

    People with BPD are not uniquely terrible or bad or evil or abusive, and I choose to be out about having it so we can begin to challenge the stigma around this.

    #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BPD #EndMentalHealthStigma #EndStigma

  22. ..that's the position i have been in over my lifetime, & developed #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder which is in the same #ClusterBpds as #NPD & #ASPD which are likely his diagnosis.

    BPD is correlated to NPD & ASPD which is caused by toxic relationship dynamics between ppl. it runs in families. in frumps case his father fred caused it with his mum as enabler.

    when systemic #capitalism & #hierarchy are fundamentally driving narcissistic traits, over generations it snowballs into these..

  23. ..that's the position i have been in over my lifetime, & developed #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder which is in the same #ClusterBpds as #NPD & #ASPD which are likely his diagnosis.

    BPD is correlated to NPD & ASPD which is caused by toxic relationship dynamics between ppl. it runs in families. in frumps case his father fred caused it with his mum as enabler.

    when systemic #capitalism & #hierarchy are fundamentally driving narcissistic traits, over generations it snowballs into these..

  24. ..that's the position i have been in over my lifetime, & developed #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder which is in the same #ClusterBpds as #NPD & #ASPD which are likely his diagnosis.

    BPD is correlated to NPD & ASPD which is caused by toxic relationship dynamics between ppl. it runs in families. in frumps case his father fred caused it with his mum as enabler.

    when systemic #capitalism & #hierarchy are fundamentally driving narcissistic traits, over generations it snowballs into these..

  25. the orange clown is a psychopath & #mrrobbie proves it, step-by-step.

    #GifsArtidote: instead of blaming him for being #MentallyIll i would argue by this stage we all are. don't forget we, the people, made him take the most powerful position, & the rest of us don't intervene to section him.
    we have & are enabling him, & by doing so we inflict harm on our selves.
    that's the position i have been in over my lifetime, & developed #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder which is in the same #ClusterBpds as #NPD & #ASPD which are likely his diagnosis.

    BPD is correlated to NPD & ASPD which is caused by toxic relationship dynamics between ppl. it runs in families. in frumps case his father fred caused it with his mum as enabler.

    when systemic #capitalism & #hierarchy are fundamentally driving narcissistic traits, over generations it snowballs into these personality disorders, that can't be treated.
    the only way to stop this spreading through the population is by #ChangeTheWorldStartWithYourSelf

    youtu.be/z42c4C-9vP4?

    #MENtalhealth #SelfReflection #press #IndependentMedia #analysis

  26. the orange clown is a psychopath & #mrrobbie proves it, step-by-step.

    #GifsArtidote: instead of blaming him for being #MentallyIll i would argue by this stage we all are. don't forget we, the people, made him take the most powerful position, & the rest of us don't intervene to section him.
    we have & are enabling him, & by doing so we inflict harm on our selves.
    that's the position i have been in over my lifetime, & developed #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder which is in the same #ClusterBpds as #NPD & #ASPD which are likely his diagnosis.

    BPD is correlated to NPD & ASPD which is caused by toxic relationship dynamics between ppl. it runs in families. in frumps case his father fred caused it with his mum as enabler.

    when systemic #capitalism & #hierarchy are fundamentally driving narcissistic traits, over generations it snowballs into these personality disorders, that can't be treated.
    the only way to stop this spreading through the population is by #ChangeTheWorldStartWithYourSelf

    youtu.be/z42c4C-9vP4?

    #MENtalhealth #SelfReflection #press #IndependentMedia #analysis

  27. the orange clown is a psychopath & #mrrobbie proves it, step-by-step.

    #GifsArtidote: instead of blaming him for being #MentallyIll i would argue by this stage we all are. don't forget we, the people, made him take the most powerful position, & the rest of us don't intervene to section him.
    we have & are enabling him, & by doing so we inflict harm on our selves.
    that's the position i have been in over my lifetime, & developed #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder which is in the same #ClusterBpds as #NPD & #ASPD which are likely his diagnosis.

    BPD is correlated to NPD & ASPD which is caused by toxic relationship dynamics between ppl. it runs in families. in frumps case his father fred caused it with his mum as enabler.

    when systemic #capitalism & #hierarchy are fundamentally driving narcissistic traits, over generations it snowballs into these personality disorders, that can't be treated.
    the only way to stop this spreading through the population is by #ChangeTheWorldStartWithYourSelf

    youtu.be/z42c4C-9vP4?

    #MENtalhealth #SelfReflection #press #IndependentMedia #analysis

  28. the orange clown is a psychopath & #mrrobbie proves it, step-by-step.

    #GifsArtidote: instead of blaming him for being #MentallyIll i would argue by this stage we all are. don't forget we, the people, made him take the most powerful position, & the rest of us don't intervene to section him.
    we have & are enabling him, & by doing so we inflict harm on our selves.
    that's the position i have been in over my lifetime, & developed #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder which is in the same #ClusterBpds as #NPD & #ASPD which are likely his diagnosis.

    BPD is correlated to NPD & ASPD which is caused by toxic relationship dynamics between ppl. it runs in families. in frumps case his father fred caused it with his mum as enabler.

    when systemic #capitalism & #hierarchy are fundamentally driving narcissistic traits, over generations it snowballs into these personality disorders, that can't be treated.
    the only way to stop this spreading through the population is by #ChangeTheWorldStartWithYourSelf

    youtu.be/z42c4C-9vP4?

    #MENtalhealth #SelfReflection #press #IndependentMedia #analysis

  29. the orange clown is a psychopath & #mrrobbie proves it, step-by-step.

    #GifsArtidote: instead of blaming him for being #MentallyIll i would argue by this stage we all are. don't forget we, the people, made him take the most powerful position, & the rest of us don't intervene to section him.
    we have & are enabling him, & by doing so we inflict harm on our selves.
    that's the position i have been in over my lifetime, & developed #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder which is in the same #ClusterBpds as #NPD & #ASPD which are likely his diagnosis.

    BPD is correlated to NPD & ASPD which is caused by toxic relationship dynamics between ppl. it runs in families. in frumps case his father fred caused it with his mum as enabler.

    when systemic #capitalism & #hierarchy are fundamentally driving narcissistic traits, over generations it snowballs into these personality disorders, that can't be treated.
    the only way to stop this spreading through the population is by #ChangeTheWorldStartWithYourSelf

    youtu.be/z42c4C-9vP4?

    #MENtalhealth #SelfReflection #press #IndependentMedia #analysis

  30. jealousy so bad i sit and do nothing abt it bcuz ik if i try to itll spiral into me losing all of my friends in a fit of rage

    #jirai #jiraidon #landmine #bpd #borderlinepersonalitydisorder

  31. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) involves intense emotions, fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, and a fragile sense of self. People with BPD feel emotions deeply and may struggle to manage them, causing real distress. It’s not attention-seeking but needs understanding. With DBT and support, many learn coping skills, improve relationships, and build stable lives. Awareness reduces stigma.
    #BPD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #MentalHealth #Psychology

  32. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) involves intense emotions, fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, and a fragile sense of self. People with BPD feel emotions deeply and may struggle to manage them, causing real distress. It’s not attention-seeking but needs understanding. With DBT and support, many learn coping skills, improve relationships, and build stable lives. Awareness reduces stigma.
    #BPD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #MentalHealth #Psychology

  33. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) involves intense emotions, fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, and a fragile sense of self. People with BPD feel emotions deeply and may struggle to manage them, causing real distress. It’s not attention-seeking but needs understanding. With DBT and support, many learn coping skills, improve relationships, and build stable lives. Awareness reduces stigma.
    #BPD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #MentalHealth #Psychology

  34. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) involves intense emotions, fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, and a fragile sense of self. People with BPD feel emotions deeply and may struggle to manage them, causing real distress. It’s not attention-seeking but needs understanding. With DBT and support, many learn coping skills, improve relationships, and build stable lives. Awareness reduces stigma.
    #BPD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #MentalHealth #Psychology

  35. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) involves intense emotions, fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, and a fragile sense of self. People with BPD feel emotions deeply and may struggle to manage them, causing real distress. It’s not attention-seeking but needs understanding. With DBT and support, many learn coping skills, improve relationships, and build stable lives. Awareness reduces stigma.
    #BPD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #MentalHealth #Psychology

  36. Borderline bei Männern, bzw. männlich gelesenen Personen

    Immer noch ist die Vorstellung verbreitet, Borderline betreffe ausschließlich (junge) Frauen und mit 25 sei dann, ich spitze etwas zu, eh alles ausgeheilt und gut.

    Das geht an der Wirklichkeit vorbei: Borderline kann Menschen über Jahrzehnte begleiten, aber vor allem, Boderline kann auch Männer, bzw. männlich gelesene Personen über Jahrzehnte prägen.

    Mein 'kleiner', mittlerweile aber auch schon Ende 40, Bruder macht da Aufklärungsarbeit, ich finde ihn unfassbar mutig. Zugleich ist da Scham, ihm in Kindheitstagen nicht geholfen, nicht auf ihn aufgepasst zu haben, ihm kein guter 'großer Bruder' gewesen zu sein.

    Die Süddeutsche Zeitung hat meinen Bruder gestern auf Seite 3 portraitiert.

    CN: Gewalt, Kindesmissbrauch, psychische Gewalt

    archive.is/eNWUE

    #borderline #mittwoch #Deutschland #schweiz #osterreich #psyche #gewalt #psychischegesundheit #PsychischeErkrankungen #psychische_Krankheiten #psychischeGewalt #kind #kindesmissbrauch #kindesmisshandlung #borderlinepersonalitydisorder #Borderlinestörung #Borderliner #GewaltgegenKinder #manner #mann #kindeswohl #sz #suddeutschezeitung

  37. Borderline bei Männern, bzw. männlich gelesenen Personen

    Immer noch ist die Vorstellung verbreitet, Borderline betreffe ausschließlich (junge) Frauen und mit 25 sei dann, ich spitze etwas zu, eh alles ausgeheilt und gut.

    Das geht an der Wirklichkeit vorbei: Borderline kann Menschen über Jahrzehnte begleiten, aber vor allem, Boderline kann auch Männer, bzw. männlich gelesene Personen über Jahrzehnte prägen.

    Mein 'kleiner', mittlerweile aber auch schon Ende 40, Bruder macht da Aufklärungsarbeit, ich finde ihn unfassbar mutig. Zugleich ist da Scham, ihm in Kindheitstagen nicht geholfen, nicht auf ihn aufgepasst zu haben, ihm kein guter 'großer Bruder' gewesen zu sein.

    Die Süddeutsche Zeitung hat meinen Bruder gestern auf Seite 3 portraitiert.

    CN: Gewalt, Kindesmissbrauch, psychische Gewalt

    archive.is/eNWUE

    #borderline #mittwoch #Deutschland #schweiz #osterreich #psyche #gewalt #psychischegesundheit #PsychischeErkrankungen #psychische_Krankheiten #psychischeGewalt #kind #kindesmissbrauch #kindesmisshandlung #borderlinepersonalitydisorder #Borderlinestörung #Borderliner #GewaltgegenKinder #manner #mann #kindeswohl #sz #suddeutschezeitung

  38. Borderline bei Männern, bzw. männlich gelesenen Personen

    Immer noch ist die Vorstellung verbreitet, Borderline betreffe ausschließlich (junge) Frauen und mit 25 sei dann, ich spitze etwas zu, eh alles ausgeheilt und gut.

    Das geht an der Wirklichkeit vorbei: Borderline kann Menschen über Jahrzehnte begleiten, aber vor allem, Boderline kann auch Männer, bzw. männlich gelesene Personen über Jahrzehnte prägen.

    Mein 'kleiner', mittlerweile aber auch schon Ende 40, Bruder macht da Aufklärungsarbeit, ich finde ihn unfassbar mutig. Zugleich ist da Scham, ihm in Kindheitstagen nicht geholfen, nicht auf ihn aufgepasst zu haben, ihm kein guter 'großer Bruder' gewesen zu sein.

    Die Süddeutsche Zeitung hat meinen Bruder gestern auf Seite 3 portraitiert.

    CN: Gewalt, Kindesmissbrauch, psychische Gewalt

    archive.is/eNWUE

    #borderline #mittwoch #Deutschland #schweiz #osterreich #psyche #gewalt #psychischegesundheit #PsychischeErkrankungen #psychische_Krankheiten #psychischeGewalt #kind #kindesmissbrauch #kindesmisshandlung #borderlinepersonalitydisorder #Borderlinestörung #Borderliner #GewaltgegenKinder #manner #mann #kindeswohl #sz #suddeutschezeitung

  39. Borderline bei Männern, bzw. männlich gelesenen Personen

    Immer noch ist die Vorstellung verbreitet, Borderline betreffe ausschließlich (junge) Frauen und mit 25 sei dann, ich spitze etwas zu, eh alles ausgeheilt und gut.

    Das geht an der Wirklichkeit vorbei: Borderline kann Menschen über Jahrzehnte begleiten, aber vor allem, Boderline kann auch Männer, bzw. männlich gelesene Personen über Jahrzehnte prägen.

    Mein 'kleiner', mittlerweile aber auch schon Ende 40, Bruder macht da Aufklärungsarbeit, ich finde ihn unfassbar mutig. Zugleich ist da Scham, ihm in Kindheitstagen nicht geholfen, nicht auf ihn aufgepasst zu haben, ihm kein guter 'großer Bruder' gewesen zu sein.

    Die Süddeutsche Zeitung hat meinen Bruder gestern auf Seite 3 portraitiert.

    CN: Gewalt, Kindesmissbrauch, psychische Gewalt

    archive.is/eNWUE

    #borderline #mittwoch #Deutschland #schweiz #osterreich #psyche #gewalt #psychischegesundheit #PsychischeErkrankungen #psychische_Krankheiten #psychischeGewalt #kind #kindesmissbrauch #kindesmisshandlung #borderlinepersonalitydisorder #Borderlinestörung #Borderliner #GewaltgegenKinder #manner #mann #kindeswohl #sz #suddeutschezeitung

  40. Borderline bei Männern, bzw. männlich gelesenen Personen

    Immer noch ist die Vorstellung verbreitet, Borderline betreffe ausschließlich (junge) Frauen und mit 25 sei dann, ich spitze etwas zu, eh alles ausgeheilt und gut.

    Das geht an der Wirklichkeit vorbei: Borderline kann Menschen über Jahrzehnte begleiten, aber vor allem, Boderline kann auch Männer, bzw. männlich gelesene Personen über Jahrzehnte prägen.

    Mein 'kleiner', mittlerweile aber auch schon Ende 40, Bruder macht da Aufklärungsarbeit, ich finde ihn unfassbar mutig. Zugleich ist da Scham, ihm in Kindheitstagen nicht geholfen, nicht auf ihn aufgepasst zu haben, ihm kein guter 'großer Bruder' gewesen zu sein.

    Die Süddeutsche Zeitung hat meinen Bruder gestern auf Seite 3 portraitiert.

    CN: Gewalt, Kindesmissbrauch, psychische Gewalt

    archive.is/eNWUE

    #borderline #mittwoch #Deutschland #schweiz #osterreich #psyche #gewalt #psychischegesundheit #PsychischeErkrankungen #psychische_Krankheiten #psychischeGewalt #kind #kindesmissbrauch #kindesmisshandlung #borderlinepersonalitydisorder #Borderlinestörung #Borderliner #GewaltgegenKinder #manner #mann #kindeswohl #sz #suddeutschezeitung

  41. CW: Boost? Resources by trans people living with borderline personality

    (boosts encouraged)

    Hi. I'm hoping to help my wife find some resources for her work as a therapist. I thought my extended network here might include people able to help.

    Does anyone know of resources on the experience of being trans and living with borderline personal disorder (diagnosed or otherwise)? Perhaps a published memoir, a blog, something of that sort? This would be extremely helpful to her.

    If you do, would you please DM me a link or citation? Alternatively for any privacy concerns, you can contact her from at celynd.com/contact . She has no account on the fediverse and would not be able to make any identifying connections.

    (Please note that while her website highlights sex and porn addiction above other areas of her therapy practice, their prominence is essentially SEO.)

    Thanks so much!

    Hashtags follow

    #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BPD #MentalHealth #AskFedi #FediHelp #Boost

  42. CW: Boost? Resources by trans people living with borderline personality

    (boosts encouraged)

    Hi. I'm hoping to help my wife find some resources for her work as a therapist. I thought my extended network here might include people able to help.

    Does anyone know of resources on the experience of being trans and living with borderline personal disorder (diagnosed or otherwise)? Perhaps a published memoir, a blog, something of that sort? This would be extremely helpful to her.

    If you do, would you please DM me a link or citation? Alternatively for any privacy concerns, you can contact her from at celynd.com/contact . She has no account on the fediverse and would not be able to make any identifying connections.

    (Please note that while her website highlights sex and porn addiction above other areas of her therapy practice, their prominence is essentially SEO.)

    Thanks so much!

    Hashtags follow

    #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BPD #MentalHealth #AskFedi #FediHelp #Boost