Jade S

Hello Readers! I am a graduate from the University of South Florida in the U.S., with my bachelor's in psychology. I specialize in Borderline Personality Disorder, and I am working on advocacy websites to fight the stigma attached to psychiatric illnesses, especially BPD. I especially like to educate my readers with reliable information concerning the latest research. You can send me a message on facebook and I can add you to my BPD group! Happy reading and learning!

Jade S

Comorbidity: Having Multiple Disorders

Many of you may be aware of the fact that Borderline Personality (or other mental health problems) is not the only thing causing you grief and illness in your life. Often a mental illness is accompanied by one or more...

4th March 2012

The REAL Number of People with BPD

The difficulty and expense of identifying brain disorders makes it difficult to accurately pinpoint the number of people who suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder. Various methods of scanning the brain, including fMRIs, have been...

9th February 2012

Quick Tip: Getting on Track

A good portion of treatment/counselling is made up of your own hard work, even though borderline personality disorder is a chemical, physical occurrence in your brain. Getting better takes a lot of time, effort, struggling, and even pain...

25th December 2011

Employment and Borderline Personality Disorder

Many of us have both a personality disorder AND a job to deal with. Maybe some of us have BPD and a boss from the underworld. Work can be difficult when you struggle with a brain illness. In a lot of cases, BPD completely strips...

18th December 2011

Developmental Disabilities and Disorders, and Stigma Part 2

Good evening from the States, Readers. I appreciate SO MUCH the positive feedback I received from Part 1 of this discourse on people who are developmentally disabled. It is a subject that is so dear to my heart, as is general mental...

4th December 2011

Developmental Disabilities and Disorders, and Stigma Part 1

Dear Readers, After being made aware of some negative feedback I think there may be a need to clear my name and make my approach understood. First of all, I hope that no one will believe me to hold any negative beliefs about people who...

10th November 2011

Mindfulness: the Major Mood-Lifter

MINDFULNESS. The big topic. Thank you to Doctor Cheryl Rezek for finally forcing me to bring this up. I'm not sure I completely understand it yet, nor am I capable of it all the time. It is difficult to define something...

29th June 2011

Stuck in Depression Still...

I still haven't recovered from this depression I am trapped in. It takes all my energy just to make it to my computer, to get dressed, to wake up. I don't have words to describe this feeling and so I'm reaching out to you,...

28th June 2011

Disappointment in Treatment

Many of us have a long history of doctors' visits and therapists. I have so many I can't remember all their names anymore! This is no coincidence; BPD is known for its difficult relationships and trust issues. There...

23rd June 2011

Stuck in the Mud, in the midst of depression

I tend to write when I'm feeling well and my advice and statements are most definitely made from the healthy place in my brain. Well today I decided to write in the midst of my depression, stuck in the mud, sinking into sickness. ...

23rd June 2011

Agoraphobia, Panic, PTSD

You can find the abstract of an article about a meta-analysis performed on treatments for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19775792. I know there is a lot of medical jargon there, but basically,...

17th June 2011

Inspired to Tell My Story

The man in the below article- through his unwillingness to share his experiences, and his strength in doing so anyway-has inspired me to come clean about my own experiences with Borderline Personality Disorder. I have found it helpful in the...

14th June 2011

Compassion and Communication

Good Morning Readers!! (at least in my area of the world ) A chipper greeting, but I am in a solemn mood. Studying psychological disorders can be difficult sometimes. Those who suffer from mental illness...

13th June 2011

Training the Brain

Much of the focus in many therapies, behavioral and otherwise, is on retraining the brain. It seems like a simple concept but it takes hard work and dedication. My therapist has our group take time EVERY SINGLE HOUR to work...

9th June 2011

Mixed Feelings

First of all, let me just say that I LOVE borderline people. I know people don't like to be labeled, and that is not my intent. I do want to point out that people who suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder have a treasure...

1st June 2011

Borderline Personality Disorder and Me

Hello everyone! I am so pleased to have the opportunity to write for you, the Reader, and I hope that I can be of some sort of help to you in your journey to wellness. Mental health is especially important in today's world, with the stress of...

28th May 2011