In my past couple of blogs I have mentioned comorbidity, but not delved much deeper into it. Today, I’ll be doing exactly that; exploring what comorbidity means and discovering its relevance in EUPD/BPD specifically. What is Comorbidity? Comorbidity refers to two or more conditions co-existing within the same individual. For example, someone with depression also …
As part of my healing journey with EUPD/BPD, I have been trying to find my community and whilst doing so, I have had the pleasure of meeting Alice, 31 from Texas who has agreed to share their own path with us to help try and raise awareness in BPD and shatter the stigma. Diagnosed at …
Read more “From Misdiagnosis to Self-Acceptance: Alice’s BPD Journey”
It’s been a few months since my EUPD diagnosis and I’ve been radio silent for the majority of that. I have spent this time trying to focus on the first steps in my two year SCM (Structured Clinical Management) journey and trying to understand the diagnosis. As part of this, I will try and portray …
Every morning, I wake up, follow my routine, and head to work. On the outside, I’m functioning like anyone else but in reality, since my EUPD diagnosis, I’ve been questioning: Are these feelings mine, or just my mental health talking? Struggling with the Diagnosis – It’s Not Glamorous I used to think I hated life …
Read more “Becoming Yas Again – Exploring Identity Through EUPD”
The long awaited moment came, and now I can formally state that I have the diagnosis of anxiety, depression, complex PTSD, ADD and EUPD. I didn’t sleep very well, with the worry of my diagnosis/medication review. My team have been amazing and I wish I could give names but for now, I’ll just state that …
Read more “Diagnosed But Not Defined: Rediscovering Myself with EUPD”
Many times I have touched on how healing isn’t a linear journey. Whether this be physical injuries, emotional trauma or mental health challenges, setbacks and doubts and the struggles throughout the process are rarely spoken of. One is seen to be in recovery and every day one is expected to progress; however this can often …
Read more “When Healing Feels Like Breaking: Embracing the Painful Journey”
Throughout my treatment journey, I am now finding myself awaiting the possible diagnosis EUPD, and whilst trying to make sense of it all, I find myself more and more able to expand on my own blogs, and this one I feel closely relates to Trauma Stacking. I will delve deeper into how Trauma Stacking can …
Read more “How Trauma Stacking can Result In New Mental Health Diagnosis’ – Looking into EUPD”
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