Freelance Writer
Podcaster and fellow WordPresser, Michelle Clonch (https://michellefightsbpd.com/) invited me onto her podcast, having read my piece about Borderline Personality Disorder and The Chameleon Effect.
Taming the Chameleon can be a big part of achieving sustainable recovery in BPD, but what happens when daily life is completely upended – including our opportunities to socialise?
This is an extreme, but effective, depiction of obsessive thinking, and the manifestation of mental illness that can sometimes be associated specifically with pregnant women, and also with people who have suffered a severe emotional trauma.
An excerpt from recent piece I wrote on Medium: 'The Five Stages Of My Feminist Grief' "I turned 39, and stared at myself in the mirror. I studied carefully the lines that had begun to etch their way across my features, and the way everything seemed to be gradually giving itself over to the power... Continue Reading →
You can now find writings of mine on Medium! Medium is a fantastic site which allows users to read a certain number of articles for free, while also offering membership - that allows access to everything. Please check it out, and have a look at what I'm doing over there.
I have recently been working with Stephanie Price at California State University - San Marcos - in her work to develop a new scale in psychiatric assessments, for people with diagnoses such as Borderline Personality Disorder and depression. The study is now moving into a new phase, and I was asked to share this invitation... Continue Reading →
I write a quarterly series on the subscription website, Channillo, entitled How To Wear Odd Socks. It is an autobiographical story about events that have shaped my mental health, the manifestation of my Borderline Personality Disorder, my diagnosis, and my move towards sustainable recovery. Chapters from various life-stages are interspersed with a practical view of the illness itself, and methods of management.
The latest chapter is now live on the site, and details the key features of Borderline Personality Disorder, comorbid conditions, and the ways in which it all intersects, in a wobbly web of the mind.
Here is an excerpt from that chapter, which hopefully contains some useful information, and provides an idea of what you can find in this series
You can read my Channillo series for free this week, as I have some bronze membership gift codes to give away. Channillo is a serialised literature platform, featuring all forms of writing, from all kinds of authors. It is a subscription site that offers three levels of monthly Channillo membership. The bronze membership package allows... Continue Reading →
I’ve been doing pretty well lately, in terms of managing my Borderline Personality Disorder. I have, for the most part, been keeping everything on an even keel. Sure, there have been stressful situations and phases – but I have dealt with them using a variety of strategies, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and there has... Continue Reading →
Below is an email I sent to the Samaritans (press@samaritans.org) detailing my concerns about their new Samaritans Radar app. Information about the app can be found here: https://www.samaritansradar.org/ . A good example of critical discussion can be found here: http://informationrightsandwrongs.com/2014/10/29/samaritans-radar-serious-privacy-concerns-raised/ . For the personal responses of Twitter users to the release of this app, you... Continue Reading →
Sarah Myles 