This is a superpower where 1 in 10 people told they have it die by suicide.

This has been on my mind a lot to day. I hear “duty of care” being used as a justification for interventions that are demonstrably more harmful than not doing them, but the pressure to DO SOMETHING is so powerful it often overrides our conscience, ethics and morals. #bigspd26

It’s @hoppypelican.bsky.social and @thementalelf.bsky.social talking about getting the #bigspd26 conference #beyondtheroom Lots being talked about on the topic of “personality disorder” over the next few days on all different forms of social media. Do join in. Ask questions. Comment. #bigspd26

British and Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorder conference in Blackpool from Tuesday next week 🙂 #bigspd26

Next week is the British & Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorder Conference in Blackpool Me and lots of other people will be sharing news from the conference one the hashtag #BIGSPD26 on Facebook, Bluesky, LinkedIn, instagram and maybe others. Do follow along

CNN reported her as being diagnosed

BPD in Cosmopolitan this month

I see a lot of conflicting info about these terms

We invited the big 4 providers of specialist placements to debate the ethics of compulsory “specialist” inpatient treatment at last years BIGSPD conference. Not one replied.

The problem isn’t just poor practice in one place, it is a system that facilitates traumatised people being exported across the country to closed institutions where restrictive harmful practice flourishes

These patients will be moved to other “specialist” units around the country and will receive more care that is significantly different from what NICE recommend.

As over 200 patients are shipped out of St Andrews Hospital I want to thank Private Eye and Phil Hammond for shining light on the inadequacies of of private locked rehab placements and the fear in the nhs that drives their use.

Survivors of abuse were sent here to keep them safe. What other locked rehab warehouse will they be sent to next? We will not build effective community services while we spend £350,000 per person per year on endless admissions to inadequate “specialist” inpatient units.

A helpful tool for the accurate diagnosis of BPD

You do not start a healthy, stable relationship with someone by telling them their personality is disordered.

Well you’ll be disappointed!

Looking out over Blackpool while at the British and Irish Group for the Stufy of Personality Disorder annual residential meeting. Planning next years conference & blending who we want to speak with what themes we want and who could spark a debate around them. What should we focus on? #BIGSPD26

In the Guardian today 👇

I know a lot of people criticise psychiatry and I think that is often because it is the profession with the most power which can then be misused. This example, that suggests objecting to survivors of abuse being told their personalities are disordered is a form of madness, is a prime example

A tick box to ascertain whether someone might have a disordered personality. Anyone ever use alcohol to numb feelings? Did you realise it was pathological?

For a presentation… Have you got an example of a Health Care Assistant or Support Worker doing something amazing? A great example of relational practice? A “going above and beyond” example? I want to make a collage so tell me if you don’t want your name attached. Do share!

My highlight from the British Personality Disorder conference was this poster from @ohteasuz.bsky.social highlighting her lived and clinical experience of “personality disorder”. Is there a benefit to a BPD diagnosis? This poster confirms all my gravest concerns. #bigspd25

Lovely to talk to nursing students Wrexham University to hear their negative experiences of the diagnosis of EUPD and talk about how people who have lived through awful experiences can be understood better. Interesting that the students are aware of staff fear and its impact

The essential criteria for a lived experience role. It is a very high bar.