On 26th Feb 2017, five of us walked round Carsington Reservoir - four of us dressed in onesies! It was an 8 mile walk - cold and VERY windy at times, but we made it all the way round and had a lot of fun along the way! It was great to get out and about, as that's something all four of us with BPD really struggle with in the winter. Having chance to chat with each other helped us all feel less isolated and it gave us an opportunity to do something active too. Aaaaand we raised

It's National Eating Disorders Awareness Week this week. People who have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are more likely to have an Eating Disorder than people in the general population, so it's an important issue for us to highlight. I struggled with Anorexia for about 18 years before I was diagnosed with BPD (aged 26). At this point, I realised that I was restricting food partly as a way to shut down and/or cope with the difficult feelings and struggles that felt unbe

Yesterday I had a one of those days where the effects of having BPD led me to crash. I overslept and missed my appointment and was too exhausted to go into the office or get anything productive done. I wish I didn't get so easily tired, but when you are constantly fighting negative thoughts about yourself and about food/weight...and when you're filled with anxiety about how much stuff you need to get done...it's hard to keep energy levels up for long. Doing every day tasks an