Global Health Mag

Throughout his four seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, Pete Davidson has proved himself wholly unafraid to speak openly about his mental health on national television. For instance, in first-person bits on “Weekend Update” segments, Davidson has riffed on living with depression and borderline personality disorder (BPD). In a new interview with Variety, Davidson went even deeper, speaking about his past experience with suicidal …

People often describe feeling a sense of relief when they receive a mental health diagnosis after years of unexplained symptoms. Pete Davidson, who has borderline personality disorder (BPD), is one of them. In a conversation with Glenn Close for the Variety series Actors on Actors, Davidson spoke about what it was like to finally receive his BPD diagnosis in 2017. “I got diagnosed with BPD …

I have borderline personality disorder (BPD). I’ve known for three years but before that, I was told I had bipolar disorder. This is a common mistake, apparently. I’ve had BPD most of my life, but I didn’t know until someone showed me a list of the symptoms. I looked at it and said, “Yep. Every one of those is me.” Since …

Self-sabotage is something most people experience at one point or another — particularly if mental illness makes you feel unworthy or undeserving of good things. But for many folks with borderline personality disorder (BPD), self-sabotage can often be at the forefront of their lives. As Mighty contributor Sheridan Ashby, who lives with BPD, put it, Self-sabotaging (relationships, jobs, etc.) is a …

I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) in December 2016, at the age of 36. The diagnosis was bittersweet. I was happy to finally have someone recognize I have BPD, but if it wasn’t for my doctor I might have had help earlier, and maybe I’d be further along in my recovery. I can’t remember exactly when I first …

  I’ve had many psychologists not believe me when I talk about my mental health because I smile through it, I maintain good eye contact and I make sure I present well to whoever I’m seeing. In terms of a mental state exam, I’m perfectly fine — just going through a rough patch. Who would think the girl who is easily able …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is an emotionally exhausting mental illness that can affect anyone — though it often due to an unstable or abusive upbringing. It is something that affects me and my daily life. Living with BPD can be a struggle every day and sometimes you will feel like one one understands. So I wanted to talk about six things only people …

When I started seeing a therapist consistently for the first time ever, he identified the borderline personality disorder (BPD) traits that were wreaking havoc in my life and relationships. The first dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skill he taught me was mindfulness. And it is a skill — a very powerful one at that. But it’s not a solution. I try …

The nursery was ready. Everything washed and smelled like baby powder. I felt like a nun in a nightclub — I was scared, but yet so excited! I was going to be a mom! But that faded quickly. When I held my daughter for the first time, anxiety overwhelmed me. It was not the emotion I was expecting. And it stuck around. …

It took over a year of intensive therapy before I could admit it. In a quiet and almost afraid voice, I finally said it to my counselor: “I can’t remember what I look like.” We were knee deep in a 12-week treatment program for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In therapy, we thoroughly brainstormed all the ways past trauma affected my …

I have rapid cycling type II bipolar disorder. I experience hypomanic episodes at least every two months. I find myself energized, adding to my already substantial list of responsibilities and running circles around my co-workers. In addition to that, I find myself overwhelmed, annoying my family and exhausted after a simple eight-hour shift. My girlfriend has borderline personality disorder (BPD). She …

I am a 25-year-old woman of Somali origin who was born and bred in the U.K., and has spent most of her life in the amazing city that is London. I have struggled with my mental health since I was 17. My problems first started when I started talking to men. I met a man online who I felt a …

It still surprises me when, during therapy, I mention something and my therapist points out that I’m thinking in “black and white.” To be honest, I haven’t known about my borderline personality disorder (BPD) for very long — only about a year or two. But looking back, this kind of thinking (also known as splitting) is the symptom I see …

Dear Emergency Room: I am writing to inform you that people with mental illnesses are tired and angry. We are tired of entering your doors with urgent needs only to be often passed off as faking, attention-seeking or nuisances. We are tired of your changed attitude toward us once our chart arrives. In that instant, we experience a shift from real patient …

When you live with suicidal thoughts, the monologue inside your head might sound like this: “I just want the pain to stop.” “People will be better off without you.” “You shouldn’t exist anymore.”  When you’re living with chronic suicidal thoughts, that monologue rarely stops. This persistence can make it exhausting and painful to get through one day, one hour or even just …