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?
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 →
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
Sarah Myles 