Note: This is an OG episode of BFTB. For some of my older episodes, I’ve decided to archive them and make them available only for Premium Submarines. Enjoy this throwback episode.Original episode description: If you identify with the symptoms of borderline personality disorder (also known as BPD or EUPD), it’s likely you’ve heard of “splitting.” Splitting is a defense mechanism that causes a person to view something or someone in ‘black and white’ terms (i.e., “all good” or “all bad.) This episode is part one in a three-part deep dive series on BPD splitting behaviors. If you identify with BPD, it’s likely you’re not conscious of when you’re splitting or why it happens. This can be a very painful and isolating experience. By listening to this series, you'll finally become aware of these self-sabotaging patterns and become better connected to yourself and those around you...
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episode 9: 9. Living With BPD & Gender Dysphoria as a Queer Person of Color (ft. Kabir Khurana)
In this episode, I'm joined by Kabir Khurana: a 21-year-old British-Indian philosophy student from London who lives with BPD. Kabir identifies as a nonbinary person. Non-binary is used to describe people who feel their gender cannot be defined within the margins of gender binary. Instead, they understand their gender in a way that goes beyond simply identifying as either a man or woman. A 2011 study found that patients with BPD were approximately twice as likely to report having a sexual relationship with a same-sex partner as comparison subjects with other personality disorders. It is a well known fact that queer people have poorer mental health outcomes than the heterosexual population, mainly due to discrimination, finding it difficult to access services, etc.
After learning more about Kabir's story, I thought the podcast audience would appreciate their story, journey and perspective. The BPD community is desperately in need of more diverse representation - the experiences of individuals of color, and of those in the queer community need to be shared to gain a deeper and more holistic understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder.
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Below is a breakdown of the subjects Kabir and I cover:
• Borderline Personality Disorder in teenagers
• Gender identity and sexual orientation and BPD
• Inadequate parent-child boundaries and borderline personality disorder in adolescence (parentification)
• The Borderline Personality Disordered Family (The Impact of Growing up with a Narcissistic Parent has on BPD outcomes)
• The Relationship Between Child Abuse and BPD
• The lived experience of recovery in borderline personality disorder (EUPD)
• BPD and Managing the Favorite Person (FP) Relationship
Links to resources mentioned in today's episode:
Research study mentioned in the introduction (Sexual Orientation and Relationship Choice in Borderline Personality Disorder)
@understandingbpd | Instagram account run by Candice Alaska (POC sharing her lived experience of BPD recovery)
Connect with Kabir:
Instagram | @kabir_khurana
Support Kabir's Causes:
Not A Phase | Charity supporting the lives of trans+ adults across the UK
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