My name is Emily and I am a 26 year old female.

I am a 26 year old female, living in the U.S. (English-speaking) who has been diagnosed as having Borderline Personality Disorder as well as depression and possibly Bipolar Disorder. I have not had any significant episodes in about a year now thanks to God, medication, and my therapist. I am currently working as a mental health technician in an in-patient psych hospital for children and adolescents. 

I used to cut myself to relieve the feelings of boredom and anxiety... with the exception of one incident about 2 months ago, I haven't done that since March of last year. I guess I've come to a place now where I value me too much to do that to myself. I never thought of my body as something to cherish and take care of since I had been sexually abused as a child. My faith in God has helped me enormously, but at the core of it all was the change in cognition regarding myself. I have read several books that I could suggest later.

Anyway, I hope to be able to support others as so many came out and supported me. I hate to think of anybody dealing with these issues alone. Thank you for this site!

My email is: alpha_emmy@hotmail.com