From Fear to Fight to Fab
A short resource guide for people who suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
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Online Resources
The Basics
Don’t be scared. You are strong and you can get through it.
Some introductory resources you might find useful.
- BPD on Nami, the National Alliance on Mental Illness
- BPD from John Hopkins Medicine
- BPD on The Recovery Village
Moving Forward
Lucky for you and me, stigma with regards to mental health is waning. Yet, there is still much work to be done.
There’s a giant community of people out there to help you in your recovery.
- Consider starting a blog. It’s the ultimate way to share your story and connect. I’m partial to WordPress. Here’s a list of other reputable platforms on The Blogging Buddha. When you’re up and ready, feel free to share your new blog with me.
- Check out the BPD community on The Mighty.
Treatment & Research
People with BPD are considered difficult to treat. Thus, it’s important for the treatment of BPD to change and evolve.
Here are a few resources for continuous education and ongoing improvement.
- Harvard: Treating Borderline Personality Disorder
- McClean Hospital: Borderline Personality Disorder treatment
- BPD on BBR, the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
- BPD in teenagers, the Child Mind Institute
- BPD and Emotional Dysregulation on BMC
Useful Books for Recovery
BPD Memoirs
These are the ones I enjoyed and connected with the most.
Girl, Interupted by Susanna Kaysen
The Buddha and the Borderline by Kiera van Gelder
Loud in the House of Myself by Stacy Pershall
Skill-building Workbooks
Going back and learning all those skills we missed is not easy by any means but it can be done.
Mindfulness for Borderline Personality Disorder by Blaise Aguirre, MD and Gillian Galen, PsyD
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook by Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood and Jeffrey Brantley
Mindfullness Practice
Going further, learning how your mind works, or doesn’t work, and how to control it better, is the key to true happiness.
Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life
by Dr. Wayne Dyer
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
