Karen Bester

Director @EmboldenNI. KUF Trainer. Hopefully reclaiming my life in 2017! INTP. Gamer. Rocker. Sci-fi nerd. IPA enthusiast. Aspiring polymath. My views. #BPD

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@Keirwales Long and the short of it is that I have just been SO busy that I let me Twitter activities slide (cont) https://t.co/yJ0fCFj9Fz

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

It's #MentalHealth Awareness Week! Too few of us are thriving. We need to change that (also re #BPD) #MHAW17 https://t.co/Ge056D3RkN

[Keir Harding @Keirwales]

#BPDawareness day 5. Donated by @OT_Kelly

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@aweebitblue Sorry, I went right off on one there! Sorry if I was a prick (not intentional!) I get worked up over this stuff. Anyway, *hugs*

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@aweebitblue > complex PTSD: terms aside, so-called PD needs to reframed that way. Because, by and large, it's the truth.

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@aweebitblue > universal thing. Either way, PD or trauma or both or all, the prevailing attitude needs to change. To be it really is >

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@aweebitblue > sometimes necessary, sadly). TWIW, Dx never personally bothered me - but that's JUST me. Understand why it should not be a >

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@aweebitblue > where psych formulations are used in the main and/or Dx is absolutely necessary for treatment (latter is ridiculous but >

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@aweebitblue > young women who may (or may not!) SH 'must' have #BPD. Load of shit. Get it as 'shorthand', but ONLY in sone circumstances >

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@aweebitblue > they'd been listening to me for the past 20+ years, I'd prob not have got a PD diag either. Hate the way It's assumed that >

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@aweebitblue OK, I read it anyway. As It happens, I couldn't agree more with what you've said. V similar to my own experience. Tbh, if >

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@aweebitblue > your link. I will read it properly tomorrow. Hugs to you x

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@aweebitblue I hadn't realised until now that we used to be Twitter acquaintances. I ran under a pseudonym from ~ 20'09-12. Thank you for >

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@ArGcearta > Twitter habits), but spent a few hours researching things today...

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@ArGcearta Would you be willing to follow me for a few days for a DM discussion? Only today saw your tweets properly (need to change my >

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@BPDFFS @BIG_SPD all appendages crossed! ☺

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@BPDFFS @BIG_SPD I think the next one is in June or July? Tom mentioned it at #bigspd17. Think it's at Cassell Hospital?

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@BPDFFS @BIG_SPD Missed you this year, Sue! Hopefully we'll all be able to get to the next #bigspdcop? But bring on #bigspd18 in #Cardiff either way ☺

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@BIG_SPD Maybe they have borderline taxis there too 🙂 Either way, great city - hope I can go again!

[Karen Bester @KarenLBester]

@ArGcearta @Keirwales I think so. Can try to find out about service user activists/workers if you like. We're keen to collaborate w/ SUs across the island if poss