For those who don’t fit the “should” narrative mental health can be very isolating. Candice Alaska, 32, from Trinidad and Tobago knows this feeling all too well. She explains that while her borderline personality disorder (BPD) diagnosis “made a lot of things work for me,” she also faced a lack of understanding. “I still continue to be judged a lot by people I love about my experiences and characteristics,” she says. “I was ashamed of my chronic suicidal tendencies and the drug use and self-harm that helped me deal with it.” It shed light on overlooked symptoms such as a tendency to take extreme emotional perspectives) and paranoia. “I believe that people’s experiences [BPD] “It may be very rare for many of us to finally find a place that sees us and understands us, but often it is very rare for many. we’re looking for.”
