Better, Not Perfect Podcast

In this episode I discuss suicide as it relates to BPD. It's okay to need support. National suicide hotline: 1-800-273-8255. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support

In this episode of the mini-series BPD & Me, I discuss the diagnostic criterion for Borderline Personality Disorder; Stress-Related Paranoia or loss of contact with reality. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support

In this episode I discuss identity disturbance as it relates to Borderline Personality Disorder. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support

I have received a lot of questions about what it's like to be hospitalized on a psychiatric ward. I answer some questions I have gotten and hope to breakdown the barriers that exist to getting care. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support

In this episode I discuss my own symptoms of impulsiveness and the medication that helped me control this symptom. This is not medical advice and please talk to your own physician or advanced care provider about your own health. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support

In this episode I discuss the symptom of fearing abandonment in those who live with BPD. As I discuss this often evolves due to not having had the proper nurture and consistent care as an infant, thereby, not being able to trust others. However, you can never be abandoned by your current caretaker (Hint hint: yourself). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support

Welcome, to my mini-series on living with Borderline Personality Disorder. In this introduction to my mini-series I give an overview of the condition and discuss the nine diagnostic criteria for the disorder. In the episodes to follow I will be discussing the symptoms one by one. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support

I recently got engaged to someone I met while involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. Here's our story. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support

In this episode I talk about my own healing journey which includes a combination of medications, therapy and group therapy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support

In this episode I will discuss the moment in which I was finally able to open up to a medical professional about my Factitious Disorder Imposed on Self and how transformational this was in my healing journey. TW: Suicide, self-harm --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support

In this episode I describe the actions that I took to gain the attention of medical professionals and other caregivers around me. TW: Disordered eating, self-harm. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support

In this episode I will discuss the onset of symptoms of Munchausen's at the age of 16. Content warning: self-harm. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support

Learn the basics about Munchausen's Syndrome. It is important to note that this is a disorder with limited information and resources due to a lack of openness patients have about sharing their experiences. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support

In this episode I begin telling my story as an individual who developed Munchausen's Syndrome as an adolescent. I start by exploring my childhood where many experiences I had likely led to the development of this disorder. As a warning this episode does discuss disordered eating, sexual abuse and self-harm. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support

In this episode I will be discussing the term Favorite Person AKA "FP" as it relates to individuals living with Borderline Personality Disorder. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support

In this week's episode I answer a question that I have been asked a few times now. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/i-am-munchausen1/support