Borderline Personality Disorder – Rory's Write Place

Personal Update – Cycling

This looong post goes into my week of mood cycling. If you want to read about what kinds of effects mood cycling can have on a person with minor inconveniences with everyday events, read through this. More updates to come…

Guest Interview 2 (Part 5)

In this fifth and final part to this interview, Laurel and I discuss how BPD has affected her relationships in the past, from romantic relationships to interpersonal ones with family and friends. Be sure to check out her YouTube channel–search elle palmer.

Guest Interview 2 (Part 4)

This is another short section–there will only be one more after this. Here, Laurel recounts how DBT has positively affected her functioning and feelings of self-worth.

Guest Interview 2 (Part 3)

In Part 3, Laurel and I discuss her initial experiences with college–pre-COVID versus COVID conditions. We also briefly talk about how high school does and doesn’t prepare for college. There is also a dog at one point…

Guest Interview 2 (Part 2)

This is the second part of my interview with my guest speaker, Laurel, covering a variety of experiences related to her BPD diagnosis and the misdiagnoses that preceeded it. Short entry, but this covers her experience with school leading up to high school graduation, including going to an alternative school.

Guest Interview 2 (Part 1)

Part 1 of my guest interview featuring my friend, Laurel, and her experiences with borderline personality disorder. She has a history of being misdiagnosed, as is common with people with borderline personality disorder.

Episode 28 – Dialectic Defined

The word “dialectic” has a specific meaning in dialectic behavioral therapy, and the depiction of average emotions and those with emotional dysregulation due to BPD gives an idea of what occurs in the emotions of those afflicted with BPD.