Our Journal
A shared journal of our experiences living with and supporting someone with BPD
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Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop
Read more: Waiting For The Other Shoe To DropWe’ve cleared out the cupboards, and the wardrobes. Something has shifted. But who knew that things feeling a bit easier could be so challenging?
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They Offered Me Tea
Read more: They Offered Me TeaHere’s what stays with me from that morning: we were both dysregulated. Both of us. I was crying, you were shouting. Both of us were overwhelmed, both of us struggling to cope. But my distress was palatable. Yours was not. I got tea. I got kindness. I got sympathy. You got told to stop.
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The Pecking Order of Distress
Read more: The Pecking Order of DistressA conversation with my daughter about an NHS statistic turned into something bigger: how we rank suffering, how social media shapes diagnosis, and why invisible pain so often needs proof.
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Handstands
Read more: HandstandsYou exploded after dinner and I learnt a new skill.
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Finding Our Way
Read more: Finding Our WayReflections on how my daughter’s BPD affects us both and my wish to find a shared way for moving forward.
