Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Awareness Week (1st – 7th October 2024)

The 2024 theme for BPD Awareness is ‘Living Life Well: Recovery & BPD’

The BPD Awareness Week theme for 2024 is focussed on living life well. Everyone is on
their own journey and the word ‘recovery’ may mean different things to different people. It
takes time, effort and patience. Be kind to yourself and celebrate progress, no matter how
small. You are worthy! Our aim is to offer hope – and research shows that with appropriate
treatment and support people with BPD ‘recover’ and lead a life that’s meaningful to them.

Currently between 2% and 5% of Australians, that’s 520,000 to
1,300,000 individuals are affected by BPD at some stage in their
lives.

For carers – (people supporting a family member/friend living with BPD) recovery may mean
different things for us than for the person we are supporting. It’s important we develop our
own support network and learn healthy relationship skills to maintain our own well-being.
For people with lived experience – How can we encourage others to feel that recovery is
possible, and is an achievable goal? It is of vital importance we hear your experience of
living with BPD and the process of finding ways of living life well.

Here is a quick clip about BPD..

Here is a full list of Australian BPD support services

Australian Support Services