An Open Letter To Everyone with Borderline Personality Disorder
by Ms. A.J. Mahari
Excellent first read for someone freshly diagnosed with BPD.

Real Therapy is Hell: But Worth It
Inspiring words from Rachel Reiland, who is close to full recovery from BPD.

Choices
by Kerry Dennis
This is a wonderfully inspiring personal article by a woman diagnosed with DID/BPD.

Emotional Memory Management: Positive Control Over Your Memory
by Joe Carver, PhD.
I just can't recommend this excellent article highly enough for anyone involved in the BPD/NonBPD community!

A Personal Note to People with Anxiety
by Thomas A. Richards, Ph.D, from the Anxiety Network

H.O.P.E.
another fabulous article outlining the path to recovery, by A.J. Mahari

OK ...so you have a mental illness. What are you going to do about it? Acceptance, Education and Redemption
by Darren Fleeger

Living with Mental Illness: Road to Recovery
from Hopeallianz

Choosing A Therapist for Borderline Personality Disorder
Tips from Dr. Paul Hannig
(Also see my BPD Treatment page for tons of information on finding an appropriate therapist in your area.

The Three R's for Psychiatric Hospital Patients: Rights, Rules, and Responsibilities
Excellent thoughtful information from Ann Palmer, a woman with Bipolar and Borderline Personality Disorders. She discusses involuntary medication, patient abuse, and general issues of being hospitalized.

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Important: A Crisis Plan for Borderlines to Work On With Loved Ones

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A.J. Mahari's Articles
Excellent group of articles (there are over 100 of them!) by a very insightful woman recovering from BPD.

In her Borderlines Speak Out pages, A.J. has also collected responses to various questions posed to BPs online.

Patty Pheil, MSW, has also collected a set of My Personal Story essays on her Mental Health Today site.

Real Therapy is Hell -- But Worth It
Wonderful honest post by Rachel Reiland, a woman with BPD, author of the new memoir I'm Not Supposed to Be Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder.

The Dialectical Process
This is an excellent article with a long contribution by a woman with BPD who has experienced the Dialectical method of therapy as extremely effective after years of traditional therapy.

"Predictability, Stability, Boundaries: A New Kind of Home"
A great personal essay written by "Star", published on nonbpd.org

Forging Ahead
by Karen Sutton, an editor at Mental Health World

Sharing a Part of My Life's Story
by Eva Scholle, child of Holocaust survivors, now working towards full recovery.

Through the Eyes of Deception
by Maureen Stern. Personal account of the development of BPD in a child of a family of Holocaust survivors.

Thoughts on Being a Mommy and a Borderline
by Melanie Emery

ANGER from the BPD perspective
by Laura Huizen, a Dutch woman in recovery. Her site is listed below.

Getting Past the Past
by By L.A. Bentley
"What really gives me hope is the love that I have for my own children and the memories we make together. I thank God for giving me the gift of knowing real love and family and being alive today to enjoy it. No matter what happens in this world, never give up trying to change your life. It took me a very long time to come to the realization that I cannot change someone else, it is his or her responsibility. I can only change how I let it affect my life. I can only change myself."

Child is Father to the Man
Very interesting article re. what goes on in one Borderline dad's mind and his increasing mental downspin when he has children.

OK ...so you have a mental illness. What are you going to do about it? Acceptance, Education and Redemption
by Darren Fleeger

Rhyme of the Ancient Wanderer
Support for Dysthymia and Depression; home page with a personal account by a man with BPD, Depression & Dysthymia.

Perspective of a Male Self-Injurer

In Their Own Words: Personal Stories of Self-Injurers
Well-organized and fascinating. From self-injury.net.

A Conversation with Jim Rohl
Jim Rohl is the administrator of Break the Circle of Stigma, an organization that is "dedicated to educating the public on issues of stigma and mental illness."
"I think the one thing that I learned is that we all have choices to make. We can choose to change or we can choose to remain stagnant. I have decided to change."

Recovery From Abuse
Fabulous essays on anger, therapy and recovery by a transgendered individual.
I particularly liked Time as a Non-Linear Journey Through Anger

BPD Self-Harm: You can heal it!
Excellent article from A.J. Mahari.

Breaking the Silence of Factitious Disorder
Recovery account by a self-injurer/factitious-disordered woman who deliberately induced various ailments.

Stories of Hope
A collection of short autobiographical thoughts by those recovering from self-injury.

Listening to the Lessons of Survivors: Sharing their Truths and their Lessons.
Nice affirmative article by Australian counsellor Dr. Mary Beth Williams

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New! Share your own Story!
Submit a short essay to the BDRecovery web site.

MAD not BAD
Share your views on mental health issues Rachel Studley's site. Rachel lives in the UK and has dedicated her site to countering the stigmatization of BPD and other mental health disorders.

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The Healing Path
Lovely web site with writings, resources and a message board. Made by "Ubu", a woman with BPD and Bipolar Disorder.

Penetrating the Skin
Read chapters of Elizabeth R. Nicols' forthcoming autobiographical novel, poetry, and reflection on self-injury & mental health issues. Lovely site, just re-designed. Has a moderated support and discussion forum.

Ershkigal's Home Page
Personalized description of what the DSM symptoms feel like. Detailed journal of the process through DBT group therapy.

Borderline Personality Disorder. A personal reflection of what it means to have this disorder from a bisexual transvestite
A very recent page describing in detail the experiences that led up to a diagnosis; includes a good personally-annotated review of the DSM diagnostic criteria.

J.D.Falknor's Treatment Journal
Detailed journal of an unproductive treatment experiency by a man with BPD -- very interesting for those seeking an understanding of Borderline emotions from the male perspective.

MAD not BAD
Great new UK site with links & supportive information from Rachel Studley, a UK woman in recovery from BPD/Schizoaffective Disorder.

Haven of Hope
An informative personal BPD and Bipolar Disorder site.

Phoenix in Flight
Another personal BPD page with biography and pages of interest, by J. Catherine Rupp.

My Borderline Story
by Sandy Sumter
Another good reading of the DSM symptoms through the eyes of a recovering Borderline. One of the older personal BPD sites on the web, and very informative, with many links to other relevant pages by Sandy.

Laura's Home Page
Great introduction to the problems and the process of entering therapy by a Dutch BP woman in recovery. Laura walks through the criteria (International BPD criteria, not the DSM) and explains them from the BP perspective: very enlightening for NonBPs!
Good essay on ANGER from the BP perspective

Sincere Obscurity
A current ongoing cyber-journal of a woman with BPD.

BPD Experiences
A collection of posts from folks with BPD at www.bpdcentral.com.

BPD "Star's" Imbroglio Web Site
Another personal site with ongoing journal and other pages of interest

HealthyPlace.com's Journals Site
Ongoing online journals of those with various personality disorders, archived and updated weekly

First Person
Online mental health journal from the perspective of professionals who've been there themselves (has a non-denominational spiritual emphasis).

Weeping Without Tears and other essays
by Birgitte Heuschkel

Crazy People Incorporated
An online musical about Dissociative Identity Disorder as a result of childhood sexual abuse.
This is really just too wild an artistic creation to miss...

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