It wasn't until I began to heal that I realized how much stigma I had encountered. Studying to become an Advocate for the Mentally Ill really opened my eyes. (Advocacy Unlimited in CT rocks!) I was used to doctors ignoring my complaints, saying it was all in my head (even though three of those times I ended up in the ER or surgery). And I had heard the line "All you need is a kick in the pants" enough times to believe it. My own mother told me I was too crazy to be loved and my husband t... Read More

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Is it possible for a person who has serious BPD (multiple professional diagonisis) who does not acknowledge there is any problem  to get better? After over 3 decades of dealing with this I am doubtful. This person stops counseling as soon as the BPD diagnosis is stated, and also stops if counselor attempts to deal with it w/o calling it by name. Person states counselor has made a wrong turn, is off base or something equivalent. Does anyone have or know of a silver bul... Read More

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My name is Sarah, I am 30 years old. I am bipolar and BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder), but I don't let the "stigma" of that stop me. I tell EVERYONE I know about it. Not at first though. I tell them after they get to know me and when I do tell them they always say "But you seem so normal!" (All of my friends will gladly tell you I am oddly quirky, but not one of them would have ever fingered me for "acting" like what they thought a person with a "mental illness" would act like.) ... Read More

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