The creator :

I’m Julie, I’m 25 and I’m Canadian French. I’ve been exhibiting symptoms of borderline personality disorder since I’m 11. As a child, I already had problems, but everything exploded when I was 11. I’m also suffering from OCD, chronic insomnia, social anxiety (I’ve been bullied at school), I’ve suffered many depressions and some meds give me hypomanic symptoms (and then I go rapid cycling). I was sexually abused for months by my boyfriend when I was 15, and have been traumatized by an other relationship and my OCD has developped around it (which is actually terrible). I have panic attacks when I’m triggered. I’ve been self harming on and off since I’m 14 and I have tried to kill myself a few times. I’ve never been in a psych ward though. I tried many medications in the last years, but most of them made me worse.

I’m suffering from a chronic bladder disease called interstitial cystitis, from chronic headaches and migraines and from pain in every part of my body. I’ve been stuck at home for 2 years because of my symptoms and I’m searching for treatments. When I feel better I plan on going to university to finish my degree in French Literature and then get a Master degree. I also want to become a professional singer one day and write my own songs. I’ve been writing stories and poetry since I’m a child and it’s very important to me.

Moderators :

- Chelsea (on a break right now) :

Hi! I’m Chelsea. I’m the newbie here. I’m 19 and have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder for a little under a year now. Ever since I was around 14, I knew I worked differently then others. I went to the doctors, and they always had a solution that never fully helped. I went from being anemic, to having severe pms, to having PTSD then bipolar and finally BPD. My final diagnoses has helped because it’s finally put a finger on what I’ve been going through for so long. No one really paid attention until I said, “I need to go to the doctor’s. Now.” I was raped and abused by two different boyfriends, my mom abused me, and a lot just happened way too close together and it set something off in me that propelled me into my mental illness.

I have been off of school and work for under a year to focus on my treatment plan. I am currently looking for a job and hope to go to college to enter into social work (And hopefully specialize in BPD treatments!) I also hope to write a book dealing with depression and teenagers in a relate-able way(because I feel teenagers who suffer depression are isolated from their peers!)

- Mallory : (needs to write something about her)