Understanding the BPD Brain and Standing Up to Stigma

Episode two (of season two) of the Smarter Than BPD – Resurrected Ashes podcast focuses on impacted brain parts in borderline personality disorder and issues with mental health stigma that people with BPD regularly face. I discussed these parts of the BPD knowledge base together for a particular purpose. That being: a better understanding of the “BPD brain” hopefully triggers a renewed compassion for anyone who takes the time to listen and learn the depth of the BPD healing and management challenge. We live in a world where people are typically judged for their surface appearances, as opposed to the whole of their being which includes their inner workings (thoughts, emotions, brain impairments, nervous system impairments, etc.). Therefore, when a person with BPD manifests words and behaviours that don’t seem to fit situations properly, it is almost guaranteed they will be ignorantly judged by others who don’t understand. They will be told to “calm down,” “not think that way,” “not feel that way”, and to otherwise “get it together” or be faced with unwanted consequences, such as loss of relationships or privileges, etc. In other words, they will instantly be invalidated instead of being on the receiving end of a curious other who is willing to take the time to hear, understand, and help reorient initial perceptions.

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