Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a devastating disorder that wreaks havoc with not only the person who has it, but with everyone involved with that person.
"Borderline Personality Disorder Isn't an excuse, It's an explanation," is an article written by Emily Burt and is on The Mighty site.
Emily's words resonate with me. There is an explanation for our actions and reactions, and Emily has captured it wonderfully.
It's likely no one will ever read this blog and click the links to Emily's article. If, however, you or someone you know has BPD or any mental illness, tell them about The Mighty site. It's for patients, family and friends, or just someone curious of what everything is about.
My mental illness includes BPD, Bipolar Disorder (BP), Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), as well as a little anxiety. My mood has been slightly hypomanic for the past year. Unfortunately, it got a little out of hand, so I spoke with my p-doc (psychiatrist) and he upped my aripiprazole and lamotrigine in order to bring me down a little. Unfortunately, over the course of 4 weeks, I went a little TOO low and started experiencing depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation. Upon seeing my p-doc again, he lowered my aripiprazole slightly. It's been two weeks and I feel like I'm on the right side of my mood. I would say I'm 'up' again, just barely on the cusp of low hypomania. My p-doc says it's better to keep me at this mood than have me depressed and suicidal.
I found a helpful site called Support Groups Central. It is a gathering place for people to garner support from others who share similar mental illnesses. There are also groups for family and friends to share their experiences and seek support from likeminded people.
Here's a chart that shows how intertwined BPD and BP are to each other:
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