Topic Tuesday // BPD Awareness Week 2021 – Discover Creative Wellbeing // Tues 5th October, 7pm-8:30pm AEDT

[BlueBay]

Hi @Scarlet72  can you bring your partner to a psych session so they can hear what BPD is. 
I took my hubby a few times as he had no idea and really didn't want to know. 
wush you all the best. Xx

[BPDSurvivor]

BPD Awareness Week 2021 events

https://www.bpdawareness.com.au/events-activities/

Above are activities you can engage in during BPD Awareness Week 2021. This includes online art sessions, yoga etc. 

So even if you are in other states, including Tassie, you can still access these.

@DrZoidberg @ArtistZ @Wol 

[Daisydreamer]

Those creative connections are so valuable @DrZoidberg, and I am glad to hear you were able to connect with some dance and art groups. They sound like lots of fun!

Phone mental health support isn't for everyone, and can be a real barrier for lots of people, you aren't alone.

Hopefully some of the resources from @BPDSurvivor and @KirstyNEABPD can offer some options for you 🙂 And there is a big forums community here to support you too

[ArtistZ]

@Kirsty Aw shucks - cheers I appreciate that 🙂🌼

[DrZoidberg]

oh wow, i can relate!

[cloudcore]

Question 6.

What are creative ways the community can raise awareness around BPD?

[DrZoidberg]

yes im a very visual person! things i hear go in one ear and out the other (although annoying noises really get to me)

[KirstyNEABPD]

Question 6.

I think talking about it with people and use the opportunity to dispel myths they may have. I am always astounded the amount of people who haven’t heard about BPD before, and those who have, will say something along the lines of “oh yeah, they have lots of personalities”. These are the opportunities I use to inform people about BPD and raise awareness.

Be a part of the BPD community, volunteer for organisations, and be a part of the wider community. Just in you being your amazing self, if it does come up about your diagnosis, then people are not seeing the diagnosis, they see you, the real you. This can help people to realise that we are all so much more than a label, mental illness, physical illness, our race, creed, religion, sexual identity and gender.

[Shaz51]

Yes @ArtistZ you are a great friend 

My husband has bipolar 2 and other MI 

And learning as much as I can to help him

And @KirstyNEABPD , @BPDSurvivor , I have been able to help others who have BPD 

[Judi9877]

@BPDSurvivor 

Thanks for sharing that image! It's very helpful and I might have to track down it to refer to for future reference!

Judi9877☺️👍🏻