OCD Awareness Week: Why is OCD difficult to represent?
Happy OCD Awareness Week! From October 13th to October 19th, we focus on bringing awareness to a disorder that is often misrepresented. For this week’s article, I will take you...
OCD & Lesbianism – Solidly Identifying in an Uncertain Mind
I received my diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) not long ago. At the news, I wondered what other OCD cycles I went through in the past that I brushed away....
Mental Health & Neurodiversity — What People Should Know
As mental health awareness month comes to an end, let’s bring attention to various mental health issues and neurodiverse experiences.
Borderline Personality Disorder: How To Cope with the Symptoms
Last week, we tackled the criteria necessary for diagnosis. We explained our personal experiences with each one of the nine symptoms.
Today, we will explain more about how we learned to manage these symptoms. Hopefully, some of these mechanisms will help you too.
Breaking Down BPD: A Look at the Diagnosis Criteria
When diagnosing BPD, doctors and psychiatrists look for how you meet these criteria. Here’s our stories and how we meet them.
Life with Borderline Personality Disorder: Our Personal Stories
May is Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month. To us, what that means is spreading awareness on a mental illness that often goes unnoticed and can often be misrepresented.
Easy Little Ways You Can Help Your Mental Health
Taking care of your mental health is so important but can feel overwhelming at times. Last week I made a blog post all about my mental health journey, specifically about my experience with BPD (read that here if you missed it), so I thought it would be helpful to share some small ways you can gradually improve your mental health with ease.
Life In Black and White: My BPD Story
Today, March 2nd 2023, is World Teen Mental Wellness day. And I’m here to share my story.