BPDRecovery.com
Active and healthy site run by a woman in solid recovery from BPD. Many mixed board topics included; non-Borderlines also welcomed. "On the Border" is the BPD-specific section. No registration required to post.

Borderlines and Nons
Mixed board run by a NonBP/BP couple.

Soul's BP and NonBP Shared Board
Run by a BP in recovery.

Open BPD Forum
Mental Health Today's forum for BPs, clinicians and families. Registration with EZBoards recommended to post.

Borderline Personalities
For those with BPD, clinicians, and friends.

Borderline Personality
a yahoo! mixed club

Healthy Place.com's Email support list
General support list for sufferers, friends and families

We All Understand
"This group is for people who have a depressive disorder, or for people with other problems they may want to talk about."

Bipolar, Comorbid & Abuse
An active forum for those with Bipolar Disorder plus comorbid disorders and substance abuse problems, as well as family/loved ones. There are sections for BPD, panic disorders & other comorbidities. Registration with About.com required to post.

tAPir Bulletin Board for Anxiety Disorders
A well-run forum for all sorts of topics relating to anxiety disorders, medications, etc. No registration required.

Mentalhealth.com's Personality Disorder Bulletin Board

Depression Clinic's Forum on Personality Disorders
A general forum for everyone. Not very active.

Harvard's Brain Talk Community: Personality Disorders
A general forum for everyone. Not very active.

Innocence Lost
Great supportive forum for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Has private forums and forums for wives/partners/family. Registration with moderator required for private forums.

Multiplicity, Abuse & Healing Network
Peer Support with Respect, Information, Connection, & Healing

A Start To Recovery
Open forum for everyone suffering from sex/love addiction. Very active. No registration required.

The Sanctuary
Private forum for coping with Anxiety Disorders. Apply for membership at this link.

Christians Survivors Ministries
Faith-based online recovery group for survivors of abuse. No registration required.

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BPDRecovery.com
A very supportive and balanced board owned and moderated by a woman with BPD in solid recovery. Sections on metaphysical matters, books and other topics included. The board is mixed, but there are private sections requiring registration with the moderator.

Without Borders
Another good board run by a person with BPD in recovery; very supportive.

Middle Path
A nonprofit organization run by and for graduates of Dialectical Behavior Therapy who are in recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. Has a private message board.

BPD-Up From The Ashes
Moderated support group. Registration with moderator required to post.

Borderlinepersonalitycentral
a yahoo! club for BPs. Registration required to post.

Mental Health Today BPD Board
Owned/operated by a BP in recovery. Moderated strictly. Registration with EZBoards required to post.

BPD-The Male Perspective
A new group for men with BPD. Registration required with Yahoo to post.

Angry Heart Recovery Group
For those working the Angry Heart Recovery program. Registration required with moderator to post.

Dr. Bob's Psycho-Social-Babble
For experiences and questions relating to your psychopharmaceutical medications. Sensibly moderated by an experienced MD/PhD. No registration required to read the archived posts. ~ recommended!

Calling all Angels
"This forum is for teens and young adults who suffer from depression and the issues surrounding it. We cover everything from eating disorders, self injury, abuse, bullying and more."
Private EZBoard forum, apply to moderator.

Divorced Because of Mental Illness
""Have you been dumped by your spouse/signifigant other due to a diagnosis of Mental Illness? Join us to talk about your feeling and we can help each other to get through this and move on with our lives." Registration with Delphi required to post, but can read as a guest.

Keep Your Kids
"For parents who are in a custody fight and want to maximize their chances of getting and keeping custody. "Marriage-saving" advice for those who are seeking to AVOID a divorce and custody battle."

HealthyPlace Personality Disorders Home
including the HealthyPlace Personality Disorders Forum
scroll to 'personality disorders'. Registration required.

Bordertown DBT
Brand new: sharing experience and tips for those practicing DBT skills. Registration required with Yahoo to post.

ClearBorders
for those active in their recovery. Registration required with Yahoo to post.

ClearBorders for BPD Parents
support for parents who have been diagnosed with BPD. Registration required with Yahoo to post.

yahoo! Borderline Group
a closed group for BPs only, very active. Registration required with moderator to post.

iVillage's BPD Board
No registration required to post.

Mental Help Net Board
scroll down to 'Support Forums'
DID and BPD boards. No registration required.

SupportGroup.com personality disorders forum
General Discussion of personality disorders

BPDInterruptingLives
Support for BPD sufferers. No registration required.

Queendom.com's Personality Disorders Message Board

Scar Tissue
Web Board for self-injurers; an active supportive community. Registration required to post.

The Sirius Project
Web Board for self-injurers; an active supportive community. Registration required to post.

Bodies Under Siege
Web Board for self-injurers; a supportive community. Registration required to post.

Bodies Under Siege Mailing List
Contact and user information here.

BPDSHS
An extremely active unmoderated group for BPself-harmers. Registration required with Yahoo to post.

Self-Injury Message Board

DID_BPD
support group for those dually diagnosed with BPD and another dissociative disorder such as DID (multiple personality). Registration required with Yahoo to post.

Depersonalization Community
Fabulous support forum for depersonalization/dissociation issues. Registration required to read and post.

Bipolar and Borderline
A yahoo! support club for those diagnosed with BPD and Bipolar Disorder (manic depression).

Moms with Bipolar
A yahoo! support group. No membership required to read.

Wonderful World of the Mid-Continuum (Dissociative) Page
For those who feel they are more than 'single' but less than 'multiple' personality.

news: alt.support.personality
newsgroup for PDs; active

Pale Reflections Free Weekly Email Newsletter for Those with Eating Disorders
Includes poetry, essays and information for those with EDs

Listserve for BPD teens
part of the Maelstrom listserve community

Teens With Mental Illness

Kids Help Phone Online Discussion Forums: Canada
Various moderated forums on self-injury, abuse, domestic violence, etc. A safe environment for kids between 4 and 19.

Parallel Paths of Recovery
Suppport board for those with Dual Diagnosis (mental disorder and addiction of any kind). No registration required to post.

SmartRecovery.org
Online meetings for those in recovery from addiction, self-injury, etc.

The Introvert's Hideaway
"A safe haven for avoidant & schizoid personalities, agoraphobics, those with afflictions such as obsessive compulsive disorder (amongst other disorders/illness) and those whom are over-all very introverted and feeling outcasted and freakish in society"

AvPD Support Group
on MSN.com. Registration required with Yahoo to post.

Grant Me the Serenity
Website on Social Phobia and Anxiety; has a support board

Factitious Disorders Support Board
A unique board for those who find themselves inducing symptoms of illness or physical damage in order to seek out medical attention.

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Ash Risen runs the 'Nutbar Niche' chatroom on her Dancing on the Head of a Pin site. Chat times and help with chat are posted regularly on the accompanying message board.

The Healing Path web site has a new moderated mixed chatroom for both Borderlines in recovery and their loved ones/families. Reach it at: Healing Path CHAT.

Patty Pheil's Mental Health Today site runs an active chatroom for Borderlines. Moderated. Reach it at: Mental Health Today BPD Chat.

ClearBorders Chat Room
affiliated with the ClearBorders BPD recovery-oriented e-club. You must join the club to enter.

Bodies Under Siege Chatroom for Self-Injurers
Chat with others in real-time, a very supportive moderated group.

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Borderline UK
The biggest UK BPD support list -- for folks diagnosed with BPD.

The BPD support site Borderline UK also runs an online discussion board via their web site:
The Forum

First Steps to Freedom,an anxiety and panic disorder help organization, has set up a new e-group for Borderlines: B_P_D

SIARI : Self-Injury and Related Issues Discussion Board
Jan Sutton's excellent SIARI website and moderated board are linked to her second site, the
Self-Injury, Abuse and Trauma Resource Directory

Bristol Crisis Service for Women
This excellent group offers many services and support to women who self-injure. Publications available.

Self-Injury Information and Resources
How to find treatment in Great Britain, links, etc.

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