Comments on: Megan Fox, a new celeb on the BPD-o-meter

By: zhuk

zhuk — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:06:14 +0000

Well I have BPD and when I read about Megan Fox saying that she felt sometimes like she could kill her boyfriend and had major anger problems, also had done some self harm etc I immediately wondered if she also had BPD. She ought see a health professional and get a definitive diagnosis, as her impaired coping skills (or should that be non-coping skills?) are only going to get worse with time if left untreated.

And she will drive away those she cares about, leaving a horrible, lonely and painful existence.

By: Amy Miller

Amy Miller — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:38:52 +0000

Marilyn Manson said he thinks he has it, but he’s not really a great example of how to remove stigma and increase awareness with his recent story of cutting himself 158 times to get back at his ex-girlfriend.

By: Stephanie Price

Stephanie Price — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:12:48 +0000

Interesting post! I may link to this. I hope to see more BPD celebrities, that would really help the awareness movement.

By: hanna

hanna — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:40:08 +0000

Most of us actors (and other creative peeps) have BPD unfortunately. It´s a blessing and a curse in some ways. We just have to learn to deal with it in an accurate way. If we do; we can move frikkin mountains!

By: John Lucas

John Lucas — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:54:01 +0000

I think that anyone who looks at themselves and suspects something is up is being self-analytical by definition. I would be impressed if my wife said something similar. It’s true that actually seeing a therapist would likely be the more effective approach.

By: Bon Dobbs

Bon Dobbs — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:44:21 +0000

WC,

You are very probably correct. I just think any star saying the words “borderline personality” as applying to his/herself is good, even if he/she doesn’t know what it really means. I am hoping people will do some research and scratch the surface. Public awareness is important.

Bon

By: Wandering Coyote

Wandering Coyote — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:10:44 +0000

I don’t think she’s being self-analytical at all. I saw this on another blog, which quoted an article which quoted Fox as saying she’d been studying everything about Marylin Munroe and basically (I’m paraphrasing, here) using Munroe’s stories as diagnostic tool. I think Fox needs to be encouraged to go and see a frakking shrink if she really believes something is going on, and until she says something to the effect that she’s got an “official” diagnosis, it’s not good to speculate. My guess is that she probably doesn’t know what BPD or schizophrenia are to begin with.

By: John Lucas

John Lucas — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:28:12 +0000

I remember seeing her on Lettermen and getting the sense that there’s something up there. I’m impressed that she’s thinking about it so self-analytically.