Bipolar Disorder

A new diagnosis

I am back, yet again, in my psychiatrist’s office.  It’s a small room, cluttered with comfy chairs.  My psychiatrist sits with his back to the window and I face it.  The sun would be saturating the room with light, but for the thin curtains pulled across the window, which instead gives the room a disconcerting… Continue reading A new diagnosis

Borderline Personality Disorder

Do I have Borderline Personality Disorder?

Questions are swirling around my mind.  It’s a big diagnosis to take in. Do I have borderline personality disorder?  What does that mean?  How long have I had it?  Can I be helped?  Did it cause my anorexia?  Is something wrong with my personality?  What should I do? My psychiatrist described two different types of… Continue reading Do I have Borderline Personality Disorder?

Borderline Personality Disorder · Living with anorexia

Borderline Personality Disorder and Anorexia

So, today I received a new diagnosis which has inspired me to write a blog post for the first time in a long time – apologies  for the long silence! Today my psychiatrist has told me that I have Borderline Personality Disorder.  There have been questions for a while as to whether I have another… Continue reading Borderline Personality Disorder and Anorexia