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I recently started a writing practice book. Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir by Natalie Goldberg. The prompts in this workbook have been eye-opening, revealing things I didn't even know I wanted to write about. One of the prompt pages has only one line: Tell me what you will miss when you die. I wanted to share an edited version of the writing I did for this prompt. When I die, I will miss the mundane, the everyday. All the things I tend to complain a

Unexpected chaos tends to send someone like me, who has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), into a scary place. Even without the additional stressors of last-minute changes to a routine, or something as ‘simple’ as a disagreement with a friend, BPD can feel like quiet chaos all on its own. The undercurrent of emotions inside me stays on a low simmer at all times. And sometimes, it feels as if any stressful, annoying, or chaotic situation can turn that simmer into a roiling

Something I've always struggled with as a young adult experiencing chronic issues is that I'll always need medication to maintain a quality of life comparable to someone my age without these conditions. This stigma is something that I'm sure plenty of people of all ages with many different conditions struggle with, so I can only speak on how it affects me personally. I know that as someone in my 20s who has been on psychiatric meds since around age 10, I was initially confuse

I'm not entirely sure if I can blame this on any diagnosis, but I've had a hard time sticking to things. Call it a fear of failure, or even a fear of success. It's been this way since childhood. Once things feel comfortable, or "good" for lack of a better word, I stop. I don't want to deem myself a quitter, because I'm always trying new things and don't ever feel like I'm technically giving up. It feels kind of like I eventually get distracted by something new to do, and this

As I've gotten older, I've learned to recognize my triggers and notice when something might be starting to go haywire. Unfortunately for...

Three Little Letters: Exploring My BPD Through Poetry is the title of my upcoming book and the inspiration for this blog. The book itself...

I'm sure anyone who's struggled with anything ever has heard this very helpful and not at all condescending advice. Sometimes it can be...

Wow, okay, big question. But sure, hi. My name is Jo Banooni, my pronouns are they/them/theirs and I am the brain, heart, and soul behind...

Your first question is probably, "What are the letters?" and there are two answers. The potentially obvious acronym is BPD, meaning...

For the past few years both my fingers and my soul have been sent through the wringer in order to write Three Little Letters: Exploring...