Global Health Mag

I recently read an article about how people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) develop an affinity for a “favorite person.” It was extremely accurate but also a bit disheartening. For those affected, being in love sometimes works differently than it does for other people. I latch on intensely and quickly and I probably enjoy and appreciate it more than anyone else …

I’ve read a lot of articles and posts about how many people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have quick changes in mood or emotion, often influenced by the smallest of events or moments in a day. This is very true in my life, and I find myself changing my mood and outlook on life almost hourly some days. What I …

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 …

Two years ago, we sadly lost our daughter after a two year battle with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and failure of mental health services. She was only 22. It is impossible to describe the devastating effect it left on her family and friends. Two years on and I’m still unable to work and am highly suicidal, going through the fight …

• What is Bipolar disorder? For many people, the word “mom” can conjure up a host of glowing adjectives — “nurturing,” “loving,” “selfless.” At least, those are the kinds of things we are taught to believe all mothers should be. But what if growing up, your mom was anything but? What if instead of loving and protecting you, your mother was emotionally …

One of the worst things about my borderline personality disorder (BPD) is needing constant attention from people — because I am not able to validate myself. Without people’s attention, I feel worthless. There are times when I feel suicidal. I go through bleak periods when I feel so depressed that I just want to die so I don’t have to …

“But you have so much to live for.” “How could you be so selfish?” “Think of your kids.” If you’re a parent who has struggled with suicidal thoughts, unfortunately the statements above might sound familiar. People are quick to judge those who are suicidal, and that judgment can be even more fierce when you are a parent. This can make …

Radio host Delilah Rene, best known for her nightly radio song request and dedication program, announced on Saturday that her son, Zachariah, died by suicide early Tuesday morning. “He was being treated, counseled, and embraced fiercely by family and friends while battling depression for some time now. My heart is broken beyond repair and I can not fathom how to go on…but …

Please, please, don’t share the audio from the 911 call that was made after Chester Bennington’s suicide. I can’t believe we have to say this, but we do — after being obtained by TMZ, other news sites like InTouch Weekly and Fox News have been spreading around the audio, which features Bennington’s housekeeper and his driver calling 911 to report …

When I was 13, I attempted suicide for the first time. Let me back up a bit, though. I grew up with a severe mental illness (bipolar II), which was complimented by extreme chronic migraines that would constantly lead to hospitalizations for pain management. It was an interesting way to enter my teen years when they both decided to manifest …

To Whom It May Concern: I’m suicidal. And no, it’s not what you think. I am safe. I am not harming myself. I do not have a plan, and I do not plan on doing anything. But I’m suicidal. And I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t. People think of things like suicide in such black or white terms. But much …

I don’t know why am I writing this, I only need my feelings to let go. My fingertips felt sleep when my heart couldn’t resist the pain. Am I real? I’m agonizing. I saw a movie last night and it destroyed me, the gift of having multiplied emotions. Every word is like a knife in my neck and my blood …

I was recently diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), and upon hearing those words, my heart sunk. It couldn’t be me. When I thought of BPD, I thought of violent people who get angry at the drop of a hat and lash out at any little thing. That’s not like me at all — or is it? The more I researched BPD, the more …

I am a living, breathing human being. I am a person, a person who feels emotions deeply. I am a fighter: an overcomer. I face my borderline personality disorder day in and day out. I am a Christian, and fighting a mental disorder doesn’t make me less of one. I’m just trying to get myself through this thing called life, one day …

Today is a “down day.” Today is a bad mental health day. Today is a day I feel as if my heart is filled with nothing but hot air. There is no life in me, I just feel flat. I tell my loved ones today is not a good day for me and they, of course, ask me why. Why? …