Identity disturbance is one of the 9 criteria to be diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Identity disturbance in BPD is...

I talked about the struggles of working with autism a while back in a different post. I had not been diagnosed with all the other...

TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has been considered one of the most difficult disorders to live with due...

Alexithymia is a common trait in autism. It is a difficulty identifying and expressing our emotions. Ever since I was young, people would...

Splitting is a common term in borderline personality disorder (BPD). It is viewing something or someone as all good or all bad. It is a...

TRIGGER WARNING: Self- harm, sensitive content I am a day late writing this, but March 1st was world self- injury day. This is a topic...

There are a lot of songs that can relate to BPD and if you are interested in them, then I can share more later, but these are my top 10...

People with BPD pick favorites. A favorite person in BPD can be someone we have unrealistic expectations of that we heavily rely on. My...

TRIGGER WARNING: abuse, suicide, self- harm I want to post an update because I feel like I'm getting a lot of judgement lately. I want...

Age regression is when someone reverts back to acting a certain age. I often go back to acting like a teenager under a lot of stress....

I wanted to share how Autism and Borderline Personality Disorder can overlap. They can look very similar at times and are often...

"Why can't you hold down a relationship?" People with BPD suffer from extreme mood swings. We need a lot of reassurance and most people...

I mentioned I got diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in a previous post. I wanted to go more into depth about what that...

I want to express how important it is for an autistic person to feel safe around others. A lot of autistic people can cling to one person...

I got diagnosed with autism at 20 years old. It took less than a month to get the full diagnosis. I had 3 meetings with a psychologist....

I've been wanting to talk about the communication deficits autistic people face. A lot of the time we are misunderstood because we don't...

1. "You don't look autistic." There is no look to autism, so this comment can come off a little rude. It makes it seem like you're...

TRIGGER WARNING: suicide attempts, suicidal thoughts Hi everyone! I'm sorry for not posting anything in a while. I have been going...

Meltdowns are a common thing to happen in the autistic community. A meltdown could be someone going silent, as well as someone yelling at...

I've mentioned the stereotype that autistic people lack empathy, but a lot of people mistake empathy for sympathy. They are not the same...