About My Challenge
10 years ago I was diagnosed with BPD.
I ignored it. Dismissed it. Told myself I was fine.
Then 4 months ago, I was diagnosed again. This time, I was finally in a healthy enough place to stop running from it and start understanding it.
Looking back, it explains a lot.
Failed relationships. A marriage that fell apart because I didn’t understand myself or the damage I was causing. Multiple run-ins with police. Hitting a point where I ended up in rehab at 23. Years of feeling like something was “off” while trying to convince myself and everyone else that it wasn’t.
BPD doesn’t just affect you. It affects everyone around you too.
For a long time, I thought I was just broken, angry, impulsive, difficult, too much, or impossible to understand. The reality is I was dealing with something I never properly accepted or treated.
This challenge is something I’m doing by myself because, honestly, that’s how life with BPD can feel sometimes. But I’m also doing it because I know there are other people silently fighting the same battle.
I’m not posting this for sympathy.
I’m posting it because pretending everything was fine nearly ruined my life.
If sharing this helps even one person feel less alone, or encourages someone to finally seek help, then it’s worth it.
Supporting Lifeline
Lifeline is a national charity providing Australians who are experiencing emotional distress access to 24-hour crisis support, suicide prevention, mental health, and domestic and family violence prevention services.
Lifeline exists to ensure that no person in Australia has to face their toughest moments alone.
Our experience has shown us that it is through connection that we can find hope. That’s why we are available 24 hours a day to listen without judgement to anyone in Australia who is feeling overwhelmed, distressed, or experiencing a crisis. Each year, Lifeline receives over 1.3 million contacts to our crisis support services.
By supporting Lifeline, you are ensuring the Lifeline network has the critical technology, resources and people necessary to deliver crisis support, self-led support, and counselling services around the clock.
My Challenge History
Pushuperer for 2 years
| Push-Ups | Funds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | $0 |
| 2020 | 0 | $250 |
| Total | 0 | $0 |
