New for May – Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month
As many of you know May is Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month. In 2008, I posted the text of the Congressional bill that declared this. Click on that link to read the text of the bill. One of the things that struck me in this bill was this:
Whereas BPD is inheritable and is exacerbated by environmental factors;
Unfortunately, the sponsor of this bill “Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia” is no longer in the Congress. I wonder why he proposed and sponsored such a bill? I wonder if he has been affected by BPD in his family. I guess I need to do some Googling to see if I can discover the reason.
May 18th is also the 30th anniversary of the suicide of Ian Curtis. I wrote about him some time ago and have had a big uptick in searches on him this month.
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Brandon Pettinella
I read some great books from bipolarreading.com – Break the Bipolar Cycle: A Day-by-Day Guide to Living with Bipolar Disorder, Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Disorder: The Ultimate Guide, Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families, Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder: A 4-Step Plan for You and Your Loved Ones to Manage the Illness and Create Lasting Stability
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