Global Health Mag

Almost every person experiences a shift in mood from time to time. If you live with borderline personality disorder (BPD), you might experience intense mood swings that make you feel like you’re on a never-ending emotional roller coaster. These swings can happen over both minor or major events, and it can be incredibly overwhelming. As a result, people with BPD …

When the 15 million American adults who live with social anxiety disorder face social situations, they’re overcoming more than shyness. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, social anxiety is an extreme fear of being scrutinized and judged by others — a fear that can interfere significantly with a person’s life. Just because someone has social anxiety doesn’t mean they have nothing to say. We …

I’ve read countless articles, many on The Mighty, about the struggle of having an invisible illness and the way other people judge the “validity” of people’s conditions. I’ve also read about people who aren’t taken seriously when they express their most intimate, dark thoughts to family, professionals, and friends. I’m a psychologist. Not too long ago I was reunited with many other mental …

While it’s always amazing to see more people opening up about their mental health, it seems certain issues become more acceptable to talk about than others. Of course, we need to continue spreading awareness about topics like depression and anxiety — but we can’t forget about people living with mental illnesses that maybe aren’t as understood nor common. In fact, anxiety and …

I can’t remember the last time I went on a date. My Hinge profile is set to “paused,” which means it’s undiscoverable to potential new matches. I have my reasons for taking a break from dating. For example: I’m focusing on myself. I want to be the most confident version of myself before I put myself out there. A pandemic. …

In my experience as a person with borderline personality disorder (BPD), my condition can sometimes feel like a special power. Like when I engage with someone I can immediately sense how they’re feeling. iI is much more noticeable when they’re upset or trying to hide their feelings. This generally means that people trust and like to talk to me, because …

I’ve become an advocate for mental health and use social media as the platform I bravely stand upon. I’ve quickly become comfortable with sharing my story with strangers and have fortunately become numb to any negativity I receive. I’ve talked about most aspects of my illness: my symptoms, my need for medication, how I cope and what my good and …

When you live with borderline personality disorder (BPD), it’s inevitable that you have some “bad days.” You know, those days when you’re struggling with “classic” BPD symptoms like fear of abandonment and mood swings? Maybe today is one of those days for you. If it is, we want you to know you aren’t alone. To help you get through today, we turned …

I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder in October 2016 having never heard of it before. So, of course, I went online and read many articles about living with BPD that appeared to claim it is impossible to live a normal life or maintain healthy relationships with the condition (mostly due to manipulative and impulsive behaviour). The idea that there …

Control over your emotions is key to maintaining your relationships, psychological well-being, and ability to function in everyday life. If you exploded in rage every time something didn’t go your way, not only would other people want to steer clear of you, but you’d undoubtedly compromise your success in major spheres of your life. As a result, you find ways …

On a glaring July day in 2001, having just received a breakup email from my boyfriend, I walked into the bathroom and tried to kill myself. I remember hearing my cat meow at me as I downed every pill in the medicine cabinet and the room faded to gray, then black. What I do not remember is the paramedics breaking …

Loving someone with borderline personality disorder can feel exhausting sometimes. And then comes the guilt. So what is this connection between borderline personality disorder and the guilt you feel? This article is going to focus on the connection between BPD and guilt, and why you feel the latter. Your phone rings; you look down and her name appears on your …

In life, some people we meet have a profound impact on us. They change the way we think and shape our path in unimaginable ways. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Idreamed of a relationship that made me feel special, fulfilled, and validated my qualities. I manifested the mirror of what I am not and realized how far I was …

When you live with a mental illness, sometimes learning to live with “weird” triggers is part of the deal. This can be especially true when you live with borderline personality disorder (BPD), a mental illness characterized by emotional instability and difficult interpersonal relationships. But what we don’t always recognize is the triggers we consider “weird” are actually more common than we realize. Some …

“Quiet BPD” (Borderline Personality Disorder) is a subtype of BPD that has not been officially included in the DSM. From the surface, people with Quiet BPD look different from those with classic BPD. Quiet BPD is an internalizing disorder, while BPD is typically an externalizing disorder. Someone with Quiet BPD ‘implodes’ rather than ‘explodes’. You put yourself down when bad things …