borderline personality disorder: what is it, do you have it, and is it curable?

Have you ever come across a post or article about BPD and thought, “That sounds like me”? Maybe you’ve connected with descriptions of chronic emptiness, a fear of abandonment, or a shifting self-image—and then found yourself spiraling down a Google rabbit hole. I remember being at that same stage in my own journey, feeling both understood and discouraged by what I read. The label can be overwhelming, and sometimes the information out there paints a bleak, one-dimensional picture that can make recovery seem impossible. In this episode, I’ll share the basics about BPD—along with the perspectives I wish I’d had at the beginning of my journey, perspectives that would have saved me a lot of time and doubt. You’ll get a look beyond the surface-level portrayals, gaining insights and resources that can empower you to start your own healing journey, whether or not you resonate with the label. By the end, I hope you’ll see BPD in a way that challenges some of the usual narratives and opens the door to real understanding and growth.We’ll explore questions like:What does it really mean to identify with BPD traits, and what does it feel like?How can you approach self-healing from BPD if mental health resources are limited?Why might relentlessly pursuing a diagnosis not always be the most empowering path?Is recovery possible, and can those with BPD traits find peace and fulfillment?This episode is for anyone curious about BPD or feeling weighed down by the label. Join me for a fresh, more expansive perspective on what it means to move beyond the stigma and reclaim a sense of hope and agency.Resources mentioned: ■ Free PDF DBT Skills Worksheet: “Check The Facts”■ BPD self-management (article with tons of free resources and PDFs)■ Book by Martha Beck “The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self”■ How to find your core values (full guide)Craving more? Become a Premium Submarine. Join an exclusive community and unlock hundreds of hours of members-only content: full-length episodes, deep-dive series, guided meditations, and more—all for the cost of a couple of coffees a month. Start exploring at backfromtheborderline.com.The information contained in this podcast episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for treatment or consultation with a licensed mental health professional. acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/back-from-the-borderline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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I don’t want to talk to your personality; I want to talk to your soul. Imagine if your most painful and debilitating mental health symptoms and self-sabotaging behaviors aren’t evidence of 'disorder' or 'dysfunction', but adaptive strategies that once kept you safe. My goal is to help you shift from asking ‘What’s wrong with me?’ to ‘What happened to me?’The word ‘borderline’ in this podcast has nothing to do with psychiatric labels. It has everything to do with coming back from the inner psychological brink we all experience. Everyone has found themselves on the edge, in that liminal space where the old self falls apart and the new Self emerges. Here, we explore what it means to undergo true emotional alchemy: that ancient and primordial process of falling apart, confronting the underworld of our psyche, and falling back together into someone stronger, wiser, and more whole.Many highly sensitive people who identify with the seemingly never-ending list of diagnostic mental health labels contained within ‘the bible of psychiatry’ (the DSM) share the same underlying sense of being irreparably broken, disconnected from their intuition, and paralyzed by life’s existential questions. I believe the resulting—and perfectly understandable—chronic feelings of emptiness and spiritual starvation are the TRUE causes of our current collective ‘mental health crisis.’Together, we’ll dive into depth psychology, mythology, human consciousness, critical psychiatry, and the impact of trauma to help you begin the process of emotional alchemy. This exploration will help you get to the root cause of your suffering and free yourself from the toxic shame, limiting beliefs, and mental programming that have kept you locked in the chains of your past.In an era where mental health and spirituality are too often commercialized, I’m not here as a guru with a quick fix to sell you. I don’t believe anyone is ever truly ‘healed’ or ‘cured.’ There is no return to some mythical state of pre-trauma purity, but rather a continuous spiral of unbecoming, unlearning, and transformation. As a fellow seeker, I will be there in your ear, walking alongside you on your path toward wholeness as a sort of parasocial big sister. That, I can promise.By integrating the concepts we explore together, you’ll begin to see that anyone—even you—can come back from the borderline.CRAVING MORE? Visit backfromtheborderline.com to dive into my universe, connect with me, access my Patreon, and discover more about my journey and work. Don’t forget to follow Back from the Borderline so new episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays automatically drop into your podcast feed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.