In this episode of the HUMAN First podcast, Dr. Courtney gets real about her main mental health struggle, Borderline Personality Disorder, with a fellow person with BPD, Mollie. Mollie is the host of the wildly popular BPD-focused podcast, Back From The Borderline, and the creator of the companion Instagram account, @backfromtheborderline.
Here is a list of the topics/questions they discuss:
- Mollie discusses her mission to become an emotional grown up (something so many of us need to do...)
- Realizing your parents are flawed humans like you (yikes!)
- Dr. Courtney discusses KARMA the group discussion at her old treatment center
- How BPD has been defined and how it is defined today by Mollie (so helpful!)
- Why Mollie created her podcast Back from the Borderline
- How many people have BPD and why you probably know someone who has it (spoiler: you do if you're listening to this podcast)
- The criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder from the DSM-5
- Mollie discusses how the symptoms she experiences are universal but for those who struggle with BPD are chronic (YES)
- Why it’s sometimes called "EUPD" vs "BPD"
- Molly shares her experience going to a psychiatrist and how that unfolded
- Hypersexuality and using sex as self-harm (one of Dr. Courtney's biggest self-harming techniques as well)
- Suicidal ideation as a result of undiagnosed BPD
- Medication vs Coping Skills
- Spirituality as a means of re-parenting and more of Molly’s coping skills
You can find Mollie on Instagram at: @backfromtheborderline
You can also find her podcasts wherever podcasts are found. Here is a link to Spotify and a link to Apple!
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