Freelance Writer
As promised, my new literary series, Odd Socks, is now live on Channillo. It's the story of becoming unwell with Borderline Personality Disorder, and getting better, through understanding the illness, and learning to manage it. It's told against a backdrop of global, national, local and personal events, interspersed with chapters detailing my understanding of how the... 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 →
We’ve all been there. A friend or acquaintance with a vague awareness of your OCD asks you to explain it in a bit more detail. If, like me, you have been explaining it for many years, you probably have a ‘stock answer’ – a brief outline of what your OCD is and how it manifests.... Continue Reading →
My article (on MentalHealthy.co.uk), which discusses the results of a recent survey conducted by High Street store New Look, along with the "Body Confidence Campaign" run by the UK Government.http://www.mentalhealthy.co.uk/blogs/male-body-confidence
As part of their campaign for Mental Health Awareness Week, I wrote a blog post for the SANE website, discussing my personal experience of parenting with a mental illness: http://www.sane.org.uk/how_you_can_help/blogging/show_blog/680
This article was commissioned by BPD Magazine in December 2013, for their second issue. The periodical was the first ever printed magazine to specifically cover the subject of Borderline Personality Disorder, and launched in the autumn of 2013. Unfortunately - after publishing an excellent premiere issue packed with informative articles by mental health professionals, those diagnosed with BPD, and those caring... Continue Reading →
My latest piece for Parents Space: http://www.parents-space.com/self-aware-child/
My article for Parents-Space, about being a parent with OCD: http://www.parents-space.com/parenting-with-ocd-one-challenge-at-a-time/
In Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), the unstable sense of self is the eye of the storm. It is the structurally unsound foundation upon which a fluctuating identity rests. Around this core swirls a fog of complex behaviours – all connected, all problematic in their own right, and all unconsciously developed to cocoon the centre, from... Continue Reading →
Sarah Myles 