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Saturday, November 08, 2008

I wanted to say thanks to those of you who have taken the time to watch the above video. It's about what Borderline Personality Disorder feels like. When I first viewed it I cried... it was as if everything I'd ever wanted to say about BPD was being said for me.

Hopefully it will bring more awareness of this disorder and bring understanding, compassion and acceptance.

posted by: Jackal at November 08, 2008 19:10 | link | comments (11) |
mental illness

Comments:

#1 08 November 2008 - 19:15

It does help to understand, Jackal. Compassion is what I felt when I watched it.

RomaCittaEterna

#2 08 November 2008 - 20:00

It does help to understand, much better than a clinical definition. Thank you for sharing, as always.

InMyLife

#3 08 November 2008 - 20:04

thank you for posting it. compassion and understanding is what this world needs the most.

hugs,
A.

Amberley

#4 09 November 2008 - 05:53

It's wrenchingly on the money.

Anonymous

#5 10 November 2008 - 14:31

Hi Jackal,

I love this video. I used it when I did my borderline personality disorder series. It was so powerful to me. It made me cry too as I realized how much pain there is with the disorder...how much pain that I have inside. Thank you for sharing this. I also plan to share it on Go! Smell the Flower eventually.

Anonymous

#6 11 November 2008 - 21:57

...and the song fits perfectly. What song is that. I recognize the voice but can't bring up her name.

Thank you for posting this.
Austin of Sundrip Journals

Anonymous

#7 12 November 2008 - 16:04

It's Natalie Merchant and the track is 'My Skin'.

Jackal

#8 14 November 2008 - 22:59

Hi there... I see your comments here & there so was curious about your blog, & watched the video... in the last little while I worked with a high school student with BPD (I'm a teacher) and this helped me see her in a new way. Thank you very much.

FreelyReleased

#9 01 January 2009 - 16:10

I found the video both moving and at times hard. Many folk have a very blinkered view of such health issues, and likewise for many other issues abound in life. I thank you for posting this video and for letting others see and may be try to understand what it is like, both to have this illness and that we are all human, and that we are not "mad"...just "normal" like everyone else..Bless you Jackal for sharing this video with the rest of us.

LoneTiger

#10 16 March 2009 - 23:45

I'm late, as I always am, but this made me cry...
compassion is something I've always had... I'm just no good at saying the things that need to be said..
A wonderful side affect of being introverted..... and I understand more than you might believe...

xxx
as for what it says at the end, yes you are and never forget it...

Anonymous

#11 07 May 2009 - 23:17

thank you for sharing. i have just been diagnosed with BPD. i also suffer from DID. i cried as i watched and saw myself in the many struggles i face each and every day. where is hope.

Anonymous

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Name: Jackal
Introvert with sense of humour who struggles with borderline personality disorder. I am driven by a curiosity to explore and express through experimenting in writing and photography.