Stigma surrounding Borderline Personality Disorders (BPD) has got to stop, it causes people living with BPD more harm. A way to stop stigma is by understanding.
[Published 10 October 2018 on Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, by Faye Larkin]
"The most challenging stigma I’ve faced and would like to fight is that ‘those with BPD are attention-seekers’. People with BPD are most misunderstood through this idea and it causes a lot of harm to the individual when that perception is held, as it can affect their care, treatment and support received."
Note from PDV!: Faye passed away just two months after published it. You can read about her death [here].
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