The Dark Side of Borderline Personality Disorder

I have a real ambivalence about this kind of story, appearing on the Guardian website today. Whilst I think finding representations of mental health in popular culture can be a useful way of unlocking some of the social stigma around the issues (by demystifying the often over-medicalised terminology with easily recognisable portrayals) I think there’s [...]

What’s Your Problem?

An interesting column from the Guardian last weekend asks What’s Your Problem?, and suggests that we live in a culture which reinforces the idea of having an issue or a disorder, and doesn’t stop to consider whether or not we really do. There’s a danger of falling into paradox here, as in my experience the [...]

A Dignified End?

At risk of seeming obsessed with death and dying, an article on the Guardian website today offers a fascinating insight into the process for assisted suicide set up by Dignitas, the Swiss not-for-profit organisation which handles assisted suicide deaths. I don’t like the idea of blogging just to link to another article, but in this [...]