Addiction is very common among people with both borderline personality disorder (BPD) and autism. It gets talked about a lot with BPD, but not as much with autism. It is very true in both diagnoses. About 78% of people with BPD obtain a substance abuse disorder eventually and up to 36% of people with autism eventually abuse drugs or alcohol. It may seem like a large difference, but in general this is high. People with BPD can develop several different addictions. It does not

People with autism show love in a different way than neurotypicals do. While not everyone is the same, a lot of people with autism do little things to show they care. I wanted to share how I show love to the people around me. This includes all different relationships; not just romantic ones. One thing I do a lot is buy things for the people around me (when I have money). This can be buying a small gift randomly or just buying fast food for the people in my life. It can be ha

The holidays can be very challenging for those of us with mental health, so I am glad everyone got through them! I wanted to make a post sooner, but I was struggling myself. I wanted to make a post about how we can get through the New Year as much as possible with less stress than last year. Here are some resolutions that I am trying to put in place and hopefully they help a little for you too. Setting small, realistic goals I have realized in the past year that sometimes it'

Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder are often confused with each other, but they are two very different disorders. While they do have some overlapping symptoms, they are not the same thing. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a personality disorder, while Bipolar Disorder (BP) is a mood disorder. One of the biggest differences in BPD and bipolar is the shifts in mood. In Borderline it can last hours or days and in bipolar it usually lasts weeks to month