Sex addiction :: craving what you fear most
Raksha used sex to escape her depressive thoughts, to the point it almost killed her. A geographical cure and coping mechanisms have helped her through her recovery.
Things I remembered when struggling with my BPD diagnosis
Dee Chan shares how learned behaviour influenced her experiences with Borderline Personality Disorder and learning skills through Dialectical behavior therapy put her in control again.
Trials :: My experience with borderline personality disorder and severe anxiety
Mal shares her experiences with being misdiagnosed and medication failures. Once diagnosed with BPD and she started medication, she realized that her days were not supposed to be spent terrified. Medication helped once again and though she’s not a fan of taking the stuff, she knows that feeling better is worth it.
A day in a psychiatry ward
Bharti shares her prose about what it’s like to check in and remain the day in a psychiatry ward.
Rules for coming home from an inpatient visit with schizoaffective disorder
After two episodes of psychosis without any warning, and their first priority was their kids being in an environment that was safe for them, Brad and his wife came up with a list of measurable things that could represent his mental instability and would require him leaving the house and getting help.