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With a recently-launched Instagram page-cum-support group, two 22-year-olds address Borderline Personality Disorder and the stigma around it.
The page is filled with BPD-related trivia, terminology and memes. Pics courtesy/BPDhumans on Instagram
"It can be a very lonely experience. Finding the right psychiatrist and therapist is difficult, too. I-d say BPD is by far the most stigmatised disorder in the mental health community. For instance, a psychiatrist I visited told me I-m being dramatic. It breaks you when someone you-re looking up to says that to you," Prakash reveals. Although both share that it was difficult for their parents to understand their condition, it wasn-t impossible, and a good support system is crucial to managing BPD. "I-m lucky that my college professors were very supportive when they realised I was struggling mentally. They made sure I was up to date with the syllabus even if I had an episode in class. It-s not easy for parents because they have to go from seeing their child happy to watching them suddenly get angry or cry in bed," Misra explains.
Prakash asserts that their initiative is all about establishing a symbiotic relationship — sharing their experiences is cathartic and others doing so makes them feel less lonely. So far, the duo has posts on trivia like how BPD got its name or the relationship between the illness and periods, as well as a series on -Borderline things that no one talks about- and memes on the subject that tackle the persistent feeling of abandonment.
"The page was a very fluid concept so that it doesn-t affect us negatively — it-s not like we have to upload a certain number of posts per day. That being said, we really hope that it evolves with respect to the number of people who approach us. We are not acting as therapists but as part of the community. We know it may not help people understand BPD in a wholesome sense but it helps to know that it exists."
Maheema Misra and Milana Prakash
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