BORDERLINE PURGE
Ms_Jane_'s Borderline Purge site is intended as a theraputic tool, a creative outlet and a means of connecting with other people who have also been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder ("BPD").
The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions. Alfred Lord Tennyson
- BPD is the DSM-IV classification of a set of traits common to those of us who might be referred to as .... uuuummm ... emotionally, shall we say, erratic.
- YES, I'm guilty as charged!
- And, YES, I've been diagnosed
- I'm not so crazy (no pun intended) about that label.
- Nor the MARGINALISING badge to add to the identity -- along with the indelible mark of childhood sexual abuse.
- Imagine coming out of the closet: as damaged goods, prostitute and BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDERED.
- And expecting to, say, influence others and to make friends.
- BorDerLinE even sounds crazy … and it’s been described, for heaven’s sake, as a “A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS”!
- But then, “Managers of First Impressions” are door-bitches at the front desk and “Nail TECHNICIANS” aren’t exactly technical personnel.
- Or how about saying “striking an offensive” for “attacking” one’s fellow man.
- Pardon my humour ;)
- Emotional Dysregulation Disorder has been put forward as an alternative handle.
- I'd much rather: EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION SYNDROME if we’re going to get technical.
- And it sounds just as serious ... but without the impression of being “disordered” or BROKEN.
- I'm not broken, I’m just A LITTLE BENT;)
- I don't need fixing, but I do need to develop skills.
- I'm not in RECOVERY like I’m convalescing, I’m managing and developing.
- First and foremost, I am I -- I'm a HUMAN BEING -- and I have been shaped by nature and by my experiences – and as long as I live, I continue to learn and to grow.
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