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Personality disorders:

• Why I love being an inpatient | in Blog Post
  The chance of a break from having to internally manage my self-demolition urges is irresistible.
• Do people with personality disorders have 'zero empathy'? | in Blog Post
  Having a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, or antisocial personality disorder does not mean someone is ‘pathological’.
• Living with borderline personality disorder | in Blog Post
  If I were to tell you that I had an illness that affected only 2% of the population, and which killed 1 in 10 of those who had it - what would your reaction be? Kayla talks about her experiences of borderline personality disorder.
• Borderline personality disorder and work | in Blog Post
  "Long before I even knew the name of the condition I was living with, I was acutely aware of how I just didn’t seem to ‘fit’ in the workplace." A guest post from Kayla - part of our blog series on mental health at work.
• Coping with borderline in a time of healthcare cuts | in Blog Post
  Glen blogs about the difference one caring health professional can make, and what happens when that support ends.
• Returning to work following a BPD crisis | in Blog Post
  Sharon talks about her struggle to return to work, why she feels like she needs to work and the support she has gotten from her colleagues.
• Photographing BPD | in Blog Post
  Daniel turned to photography to express his experience of borderline personality disorder, with breathtaking results.
• Book Review - Diary Drawings: Mental Illness and Me | in Blog Post
  Sharon reviews one of the books on our shortlist for Mind's Book of the year. She finds some similarities between Bobby's experiences and her own.
• Art as psychotherapy | in Blog Post
  Laura blogs about her experiences of art psychotherapy: "I saw my referral to art therapy as a soft option."
• I can't see into the future | in Blog Post
  Even sympathetic employers can sometimes find it hard to understand mental health problems. This blog vividly illustrates some of the barriers to disclosing a mental health problem at work .
• My creative therapy | in Blog Post
  Agata, who has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, describes how art has provided an important creative outlet, soothing her symptoms and helping her through life.
• Putting on a brave face | in Blog Post
  Despite achieving success in her job and having the support of an understanding manager, Natalie still finds the need to put on a brave face at work.
• A mother's story | in Blog Post
  Sarah opens up about her postnatal mental health problems and the distressing and confusing feelings she had for her infant daughter.
• Celebrating creativity | in Blog Post
  Following the publication of our updated information on personality disorders, our Information Officer, Katherine, blogs about an inspiring visit to the user-led support organisation Emergence.
• Talking about BPD | in Blog Post
  Amy blogs about the experiences that led to her diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, and why the stigma surrounding it makes it so hard to open up. Please be aware that this post includes discussion of suicidal thoughts.
• My local Mind gave me my life back | in Blog Post
  Over the next two weeks, we'll be sharing tips and information to help you and your loved ones look after their mental health. Here, Rhian blogs about how her local Mind - and the people she met there - gave her a life again.
• Did you hear that? | in Blog Post
  How is it that, for some, hearing a voice or voices can be a helpful and useful experience when for others, the same experience of hearing voices can be such a challenging one?
• The importance of a good mental health team | in Blog Post
  Today, Skye talks about her positive experiences of talking therapies and the excellent mental health support she has received over the last four years.
• "Pull yourself together" | in Blog Post
  Kafayat blogs for us on her experiences of post natal depression and the difficulties in gaining support from family and friends.
• My battle with schizophrenia and depression | in Blog Post
  Misty blogs for us about how being bullied at school became the start of a long battle with depression, schizophrenia and self harm. Now largely in recovery, she has a message for others who are struggling.
• Back the Mental Health Discrimination Bill | in Blog Post
  Charlotte blogs for us in support of the #backthebill campaign. Help us put an end to mental health discrimination.
• Coping with stigma | in Blog Post
  Thomas blogs for us about the horrible treatment he received whilst struggling with a mental health problem. He shares the positive changes he’s made in his life and how he was able to get there.
• I asked for help and was turned away | in Blog Post
  Liz blogs for us about her experience of being turned away from a crisis care service because she did not meet the criteria for treatment. She talks about the serious implications this had on her mental health and wellbeing.
• Walk a mile in my shoes | in Blog Post
  Last year Chris set out on an epic walk around Britain to raise money for charity and to prove that, despite what you sometimes read in the papers, people still care.
• Hearing voices | in Blog Post
  Lucy blogs about her experience of hearing voices, she describes what it was like for her growing up, how she was able to talk to friends about it and how she manages now.
• Crisis care - a letter to my partner's social worker | in Blog Post
  Sarah writes a letter to her husband's social worker, as she struggles to get him the crisis help he needs.
• Dialectical behaviour therapy | in Information and Advice article
  Explains what dialectical behaviour therapy is, what it is for, what happens during therapy and how to find a therapist.
• Borderline personality disorder | in Information and Advice article
  Explains Borderline personality disorder (BPD), including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
• The burn of borderline personality disorder | in Blog Post
  Today Natalie talks about the emotional wounds caused by borderline personality disorder, and encourages you to imagine what it feels like.
• My journey through dialectical behaviour therapy | in Blog Post
  Today, Vickie shares her experience of dialectical behaviour therapy for borderline personality disorder, and how she feels it has benefited her.
• Dear borderline me... | in Blog Post
  "Hang in there. Like everything, this will pass." Today Aisha shares a letter that she's written to her future self. What would you write?
• Borderline Personality Disorder: choosing a life worth living | in Blog Post
  Jessica blogs about her experience of living with borderline personality disorder: "I dislike the term, having seen it associated with ‘insane’, ‘manipulative’, ‘untreatable’."