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Did you know that everyone with BPD has secret superpowers? Learn about one of my BPD superpowers and how I learned to use it for good at HealthyPlace.

With Great BPD Superpower Comes Great Responsibility

There’s so much information online about the negative side-effects of living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and very little about BPD superpowers. Yep, that's right -- if you or someone you know has BPD, they, or you, probably have superpowers. In this article, I get into one aspect I love about my BPD-having-self.

'Worry time' helps me manage my anxiety about the future. Learn about 'worry time' and its effects at HealthyPlace.

Treating Anxiety

Scheduling a 'Worry Time' Helps Me Manage Anxiety

Low energy can be a result of mental health struggles. Learn what it's like to live with that and why you shouldn't stigmatize it at HealthyPlace.

Surviving Mental Health Stigma

Low or Nonexistent Energy With Mental Health Struggles

Mel Bender has borderline personality disorder and C-PTSD. Mel Bender is using her experiences to talk about mental illness and relationships.

Relationships and Mental Illness

Introduction to Mel Bender, Author of ‘Relationships and Mental Illness'

Challenging yourself can boost self-esteem. The challenge doesn't even have to be extreme. Learn more at HealthyPlace and boost your self-esteem today.

Building Self Esteem

Challenging Yourself Can Help Boost Self-Esteem

Friends can ruin your mental health. It’s painful but true. Learn how it feels and what to do if your mental health is ruined by a friend.

Breaking Bipolar

When Your Friend Ruins Your Mental Health

Mental Illness Overview

Feminist therapy has become increasingly popular, but what exactly is it and what are the main goals of feminist therapy? Find out here at HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

What Is the Goal of Feminist Therapy?

Explanation of the theory behind how support groups work and why some people find support groups very helpful.

Mental Illness Overview

The Theory of Support Groups

Dialectical behavior therapy is a mode of talking therapy based on CBT techniques. Learn about how DBT works, on HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

Dialectical Behavior Therapy: How Does It Work?

Mental Illness Overview

Mental Illness Diagnosis Tests

Will mental health therapy work for you? You bet! Discover the benefits of mental health therapy. Read more on HealthyPlace.com.

Mental Illness Overview

Mental Health Therapy Benefits

Mental health awareness month and mental health awareness week are important initiatives for everyone’s mental health. Find

Mental Illness Overview

Importance of Mental Health Awareness Month (and Other Initiatives)

Recent Mental Health Articles

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Body Image

Being Overweight Affects Your Sex Drive

Being overweight hampers your sex life Add a bad time in bed to the list of ways

I eat lots of food, drink more than I should and the weight is hurting my sex life. I don't even find myself attractive and I'm afraid to have relationships with women. Time for rehab.

Body Image

Lots of Food. No Sex. Time for Rehab

I'M AN ADDICT.

You can stay centered when external problems rock you to the core. Learn how to be centered when life is at its worst at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

How to Stay Centered When Life Feels Out of Control

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Self-advocating for your mental health is an important skill to learn. But sometimes, it can be intimidating to talk to your doctor. Learn to get past it at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

Self-Advocate for Your Mental Health: How to Talk to Doctors

Self-Advocate for Your Mental Health: How to Talk to Doctors From the HealthyPlace Mental Hea

What we pay attention to matters. We're hardwired with a negativity bias, but we don't have to stay in negativity. Learn what to pay attention to at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

Choosing What We Pay Attention to Affects Our Mental Health

What we pay attention to matters. We're hardwired with a negativity bias, but we don't have to stay in negativity. Learn what to pay attention to at HealthyPlace.

Wondering: Do I have?

Experiencing symptoms of mental illness but are unsure of what they mean? Get trusted information, take a psychological test to help determine possible causes and treatments.

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Wondering: Do I have?

Experiencing symptoms of mental illness but are unsure of what they mean? Get trusted information, take a psychological test to help determine possible causes and treatments.

More conditions >