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Disclaimer: this is for entertainment purposes and is NOT a diagnostic tool. If you think you may have BPD, please consult a mental health professional.
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BPD bunch is a video podcast, featuring a panel of people who are in functional recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. We discuss BPD-related topics to help give you insights into the different ways BPD can be expressed in someone’s life. We also cover the different paths we followed on our recovery journeys to give you hope and direction for your own ❤️ We’re currently on a break between seasons, but will post short form content regularly until we return in the spring. Follow and turn on notifications to be the first in the know! Show links in bio
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#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #ActuallyBPD #BPDCommunity #BPDRecovery #HashtagBPD #BPDawareness #BPDWarrior #EndStigma by @thebpdbunch

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It’s impossible to capture the reality of living with borderline personality disorder in 90 seconds, so it is important not to take this video as a diagnostic tool! There are lots of different combinations of symptoms that someone can present with and still qualify for a diagnosis of BPD (you need to clinically meet at least 5 of the 9). This is just a quick overview to help spread awareness of what living with BPD is like, and to give some examples of how the symptoms may be expressed!

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The BPD bunch is a video podcast, featuring a panel of people who are in functional recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. We discuss BPD-related topics to help give you insights into the different ways BPD can be expressed in someone’s life. We also cover the different paths we followed on our recovery journeys to give you hope and direction for your own ❤️ We are now on a break between seasons, but will continue to upload short form content until we return with season six in the spring 2025. Follow and turn on notifications to be the first in the know! Show links in bio

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#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #ActuallyBPD #borderline #BPDSuperpower #DBT #BPDCommunity #BPDRecovery #HashtagBPD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorderAwareness #BPDWarrior #CopingSkills #MentalHealthRecovery #EndStigma #DialecticalBehaviorTherapy #EmotionalWellness
#LivingWithAnxiety #ItsOKToNotBeOK #BreakTheStigma #dissociation #EUPDRecovery #EmotionallyUnstablePersonalityDisorder by @thebpdbunch

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As if BPD will respect my Google Calendar 🫠
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BPD bunch is a video podcast, featuring a panel of people who are in functional recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. We discuss BPD-related topics to help give you insights into the different ways BPD can be expressed in someone’s life. We also cover the different paths we followed on our recovery journeys to give you hope and direction for your own ❤️ Season 7 is airing NOW with new uploads Wednesdays, available on most streaming platforms. Show links in bio

#bpdmeme #borderlinepersonalitydisorder #bpdawareness #bpdrecovery #bpdcommunity by @thebpdbunch

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I haven’t qualified for a BPD diagnosis for several years now, but I remember when I was first making progress, emotionally things often felt worse.

I was having to confront parts of myself I didn’t want to admit were there, which was extremely distressing, and the BPD mechanisms I’d been using for so long to protect myself were incredibly difficult to let go of. They’d become my default, so moving away from them took an enormous amount of conscious effort.

Some days it really felt like I was under attack by a demon living inside my head with me.

People say recovery is hard work, but I don’t think they realize the emotional strength it takes to be willing to go into your own mind, really see what’s there, and keep working with it over and over again until the needle moves.

It’s worth the effort, in my opinion. AND it can be painful to dig through your mind and unstangle the plate of mind spaghetti that’s in there.

Going through all of that was emotionally exhausting and sometimes felt like things were getting worse, not better. But it was a major part of my recovery, and I wouldn’t have made it to the other side without going through that phase.
-Xannie @xannibelle

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BPD bunch is a video podcast, featuring a panel of people who are in functional recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. We discuss BPD-related topics to help give you insights into the different ways BPD can be expressed in someone’s life. We also cover the different paths we followed on our recovery journeys to give you hope and direction for your own ❤️ Season 7 is airing NOW with new uploads Wednesdays, available on most streaming platforms. Show links in bio
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#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BPDCommunity #BPDRecovery #BPDawareness #BPDWarrior by @thebpdbunch

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Comment ANXIETY for links to our new episodes on anxiousness in BPD

This season, we’re discussing BPD through the lens of the Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD). To meet criteria for BPD in this model, a person must have difficulties in at least two areas of personality functioning (Criterion A): identity, self direction, empathy, or intimacy, along with four or more pathological personality traits (Criterion B): emotional lability, anxiousness, separation insecurity, and depressivity (which are sub-traits of negative affectivity), impulsivity and risk taking (sub-traits of disinhibition), and hostility (a sub-trait of antagonism).

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BPD bunch is a video podcast, featuring a panel of people who are in functional recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. We discuss BPD-related topics to help give you insights into the different ways BPD can be expressed in someone’s life. We also cover the different paths we followed on our recovery journeys to give you hope and direction for your own ❤️ Season 7 is airing NOW with new uploads Wednesdays, available on most streaming platforms. Show links in bio

#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #AnxietyRelief #BPDRecovery #BPDSupport #ActuallyBPD by @thebpdbunch

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Sometimes self-control is invisible.

“I used to really resent that. I hated that a successful moment of self-regulation often meant nobody saw how hard I was working. It felt unfair. Was the feeling even real if no one witnessed it?

Over the years, I learned to value my own perspective more. While I rarely feel that kind of rage anymore, on the occasions when I do have to talk myself off a ledge, I can be satisfied knowing I was there to witness it.” -Xannie @xannibelle

What can you work on today to become your own witness?
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BPD bunch is a video podcast, featuring a panel of people who are in functional recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. We discuss BPD-related topics to help give you insights into the different ways BPD can be expressed in someone’s life. We also cover the different paths we followed on our recovery journeys to give you hope and direction for your own ❤️ Season 7 is airing NOW with new uploads Wednesdays, available on most streaming platforms. Show links in bio
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#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BPDCommunity #BPDRecovery #BPDawareness #BPDWarrior by @thebpdbunch

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Gonna post some of my older BPD content til I have a good repertoire of new BPD content as well❤️❤️ #borderlinepersonalitydisorder #BPD #bpdawareness #bpdthings #bpdwarrior by @thebpdbunch

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When you live with BPD, a simple message like “I’ll be away from my phone today” can sometimes feel like something much bigger.

Fear of abandonment in BPD often leads to panic, repeated texts, or attempts to remain in contact. These reactions are often misunderstood. BPD involves experiences that are less commonly discussed and heavily stigmatized, yet deserve to be talked about openly and with compassion.

Beneath these reactions is a painful fear of losing someone important and being left alone.

I create content like this to share my lived experience, put words to experiences that can feel isolating, and connect with others who see themselves in these moments.
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🩵 Collaboration with @thebpdbunch
Thank you to @xannibelle for her support.

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Kellyann Navarre (she/they) is a Limited Licensed Psychologist (Michigan) and clinical psychology instructor and researcher whose work focuses on borderline personality disorder, suicide, stigma, and improving access to evidence-based care. She creates content to share lived experience, connect with the community, foster understanding and challenge stigma, and create space for conversations.

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The BPD bunch is a video podcast, featuring a panel of people who are in functional recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. We are currently airing season seven on Wednesdays available on most streaming platforms.

#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #DBT #BPD #ActuallyBPD #mentalhealth by @thebpdbunch

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“BPD stigma isn’t real.”

If only.

Every quote in this carousel is something someone with BPD has actually been told or has seen said about people with BPD.

Some are strangers online. Some came from professors, partners, friends, or healthcare professionals.

Which one deserves the biggest red card?

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BPD bunch is a video podcast, featuring a panel of people who are in functional recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. We discuss BPD-related topics to help give you insights into the different ways BPD can be expressed in someone’s life. We also cover the different paths we followed on our recovery journeys to give you hope and direction for your own ❤️ Season 7 is airing NOW with new uploads Wednesdays, available on most streaming platforms. Show links in bio
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#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BPDCommunity #BPDRecovery #BPDawareness #BPDWarrior by @thebpdbunch

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Sometimes the urge to run outweighs all reason.

This clip is from a longer conversation we had about anxiety, panic and catastrophizing in BPD.

Comment RUN and we will DM you the episode!

Do you relate? How does this show up for you? Let us know in the comments below!

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BPD bunch is a video podcast, featuring a panel of people who are in functional recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. We discuss BPD-related topics to help give you insights into the different ways BPD can be expressed in someone’s life. We also cover the different paths we followed on our recovery journeys to give you hope and direction for your own ❤️ Season 7 is airing NOW with new uploads Wednesdays, available on most streaming platforms. Show links in bio
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#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BPDCommunity #BPDRecovery #BPDawareness #BPDWarrior by @thebpdbunch

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Impulsive behaviors can happen for lots of different reasons, but sometimes they’re an attempt to get away from a painful emotion as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately, avoiding our emotions rarely makes them go away. Instead, it’s easy to get stuck in a cycle of painful emotions, impulsive behaviors, temporary relief… and then more painful emotions.

Sitting with uncomfortable feelings isn’t a particularly glamorous part of BPD recovery, and it definitely isn’t easy. But it gives us the space to choose what actually works in the long run instead of what only feels better in the moment.

What helps you slow yourself down and feel your feels when the urge to act is overwhelming?
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BPD bunch is a video podcast, featuring a panel of people who are in functional recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. We discuss BPD-related topics to help give you insights into the different ways BPD can be expressed in someone’s life. We also cover the different paths we followed on our recovery journeys to give you hope and direction for your own ❤️ Season 7 is airing NOW with new uploads Wednesdays, available on most streaming platforms. Show links in bio
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #DBT #BPDRecovery #ActuallyBPD #EmotionRegulation by @thebpdbunch

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How has your pet helped you in your healing journey?? Share your story below ❤️‍🩹
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BPD bunch is a video podcast, featuring a panel of people who are in functional recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. We discuss BPD-related topics to help give you insights into the different ways BPD can be expressed in someone’s life. We also cover the different paths we followed on our recovery journeys to give you hope and direction for your own ❤️ Season 7 is airing NOW with new uploads Wednesdays, available on most streaming platforms. Show links in bio
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