Why BPD was a trojan horse
Interesting article that does a good job of explaining a particular journey down the rabbit hole and into being abused by a pwBPD.
(PDF) How to Build Pride in the Workplace?
The question of "pride" in relation to the employee/employer relationship comes up a lot in internal surveys, in my experience. This paper seems to seek to take a fairly technical approach to understanding the importance and impact.
It does raise the more general question though: what does it really mean to be proud of your employer?
What we know about microdosing candy illnesses as death investigation underway
While I've read on and off about the possible benefits of microdosing, I hadn't realised that (in the US anyway) you could actually buy edible things that implement this. This also suggests it's not been done well or clearly.
A Microcosm of the interactions in Open Source projects
Some background on how the xz backdoor situation arose.
Open Source Maintainers Owe You Nothing
A reminder that FOSS project developers owe you nothing, at least under the license. The only way you're ever owned anything is if they've directly contracted them.
It's Time to Stop Giving Unsolicited Advice
While not the best-written article (it seems to want to appear to be knowedgable, but also seems to do the common misuse of "passive agressive") it does cover some helpful examples of why unsolicitied advice is a shitty thing to provide.
Unsolicited advice is always criticism
Toot that's an image of a capture from Twitter, or something. The content is good though. What's even better is the unironic near-meltdown of some of the replies and the way they totally miss the point, pretty much thereby demonstrating it.
Out of the FOG | Personality Disorders, Narcissism, NPD, BPD
Website and support forum that is "Written and developed by people who have experienced a relationship with a family member, spouse or partner who suffers from a Personality Disorder."
Open plan offices are terrible for you
The evidence is overwhelming: open plan offices are absolutely terrible. For everyone. They make employees stressed, decrease team communication, and lower productivity. While there has been a lot of anecdotal evidence on this, recent studies have shown the real impact...
How mindfulness can make you a darker person
Mindfulness can be a useful tool, and is rightly suggested as a tool in the toolbox of good mental health. But like all tools it can have its problems if not used correctly.
To quote form the start of the article:
"Mindfulness is thought to have multiple benefits – but it can also make you less likely to feel guilty about wrongdoing and derail your moral compass."
BPD Loved Ones: What media do you use to cope?
Thread about music and stuff that people use to help cope with being a victim of a pwBPD.
Things I have learnt to move on from BPD abuse
Really well-written list concerning the things to keep in mind when recovering from, and moving on from, the abuse received from being in a relationship with a person with PBD.
Excellent thread about experiences with a person with BPD
So many of the comments in this thread really hit home, and put into words my experiences, in ways I'd never be able to. I really wish I had the ability to explain like this.
What's really helpful here is it's healing to see people talk about exactly the things I went through. It's sort of reassuring to know you're not alone, you didn't imagine it, that it really did happen.
Advice to Regretful pwBPD
Quote: "The number-one complaint among loved ones isn’t manipulation, splitting, mood swings, rage, jealousy, devaluation, triangulation, the victim Olympics, or really any of the well-known drama/trauma/abuse. It’s the pervasive lack of accountability."
r/BPDlovedones support wiki
Very useful support resource I wish I'd found when I needed it most. The second best time to have discovered it is now, of course.
How to Treat Depression With Low-Intensity Virtual Reality Interventions: Perspectives on Translating Cognitive Behavioral Techniques Into the Virtual Reality Modality and How to Make Anti-Depressive Use of Virtual Reality–Unique Experiences
Paper about the use of VR to help treat depression.
How To Forgive Someone : Life Kit : NPR
An interesting essay on the importance of forgiveness, and how it can be about personal recovery rather than letting someone off the hook for abuse. It’s a tough lesson to learn, but ultimately useful, I’ve found.
7 Years of Abuse and I Had No Idea I Was in an Abusive Relationship | Psychreg
Tips for communicating with someone with BPD
This seems like an excellent overview on how to navigate communicating with someone with BPD when their disorder is in control.
Things to know about mental health.
Twitter thread that invited people who have mental ill health, or disorders, to explain things that neurotypical types might not know, understand, or appreciate.
Surviving Domestic Abuse
Some excellent advice on moving from being a victim, to being a survivor, of domestic abuse.
How can we expect borderline personality disorder patients to trust mental health services when the staff don’t trust them? | The Independent
One of the worst aspects of BPD, when it comes to getting help for those who suffer it.
Men. Abuse. Trauma. | Philosophy Tube
Very compelling video detailing one person's experience of abuse within a relationship, and connecting it to wider issues of mental health.
Rick Doblin: The future of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy | TED Talk