The following blog posts are written by people with personal experience of personality disorders. By talking openly, our bloggers hope to increase understanding around mental health, break down stereotypes and take the taboo out of something that – like physical health – affects us all.
Personality Disorders: blogs and personal stories
Since I was 13 I had episodes of depression which resulted in a self harm habit in order to cope with such intense feelings at a young age. Many kids my age didn't understand why I would cry all the time, I even got bullied saying I was 'attention seeking' and then on top of this I lost 3 of my closest friends because they couldn't handle me at my worst.
Popular theory is that men don’t talk; please never say that to my friends, they are constantly seeking ways to shut m
I had always known I was different, but it wasn’t until I was diagnosed with 
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