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
I was having one of those days – I was feeling hopeless and didn’t know who to turn to. I’d visited my parents that day because I felt like I needed some company but naturally I seemed very despondent and, not wanting to worry my mum and dad, I returned home early in the evening so that my low mood wouldn’t impact on anyone else unnecessarily.
Harriet is on the steering group of the Growing Voices project. Growing Voices is a Time to Change grant funded project that works alongside local artists and craftsmen to create a large movable tree themed shelter.
A while ago, a doctor in A&E told a very good friend of mine that her injury was 'a classic Borderline self-harm cut.' Later, a different doctor told my friend that her injury should never have been referred to like that and apologised profusely for the other Doctors words.Need support?
If you need support, there are organisations who can help you.