hi everyone. my name's jen. i'm 23, a student &
freelance writer, & my doc diagnosed me with bpd last year.
i'm working on a project about how bpd-ers--
especially women-- feel about their diagnosis & how it
affects their art. i'm especially interested in the
self-representation that goes on in our art. i'd really love to hear
some of yr feelings/opinions.<br><br>personally, a lot
of my writing & other art (collages & found-object
sculpture, mostly) reflect ambivalence about my diagnosis. i
feel like, in a lot of ways, bpd is a throwaway
diagnosis. i've also been diagnoses with post-traumatic
stress disorder, & a lot of my bpd problems link really
strongly with that. my work deals a lot with gender &
sexuality, both because i am a dyke involved in riot
grrrl/feminism & because historically queers & women have been
overrepresented in the diagnosed bpd population. though i believe
strongly in the benefits of therapy & the help of
psychotropic drugs, i approach psychology & psychiatry with
trepidation.<br><br>ok, i've degenerated into babbling, so i'm going to
bed now. i would love to hear what other people think
about this stuff.<br><br>xoxo,<br>* jen