Keir Harding
keirwales.bsky.social
Keir Harding
@keirwales.bsky.social
Occupational Therapist, DBT therapist, MSc in Personality Disorder. Working privately to help people and NHS organisations avoid years in private hospitals that claim to be specialist.

No one should be told their personality is disordered.
Happy to chat if you want. I can tell you how I got all diva like.
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Well you’ll be disappointed!
November 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I’m very interested in people and helping them, just the labels don’t help.

Very few people at BIGSPD think the label is useful.
July 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Once it’s gone BIGSPD can carry on thinking about those MH care struggles to help as it already does, just without that toxic label 😊
July 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
It’s a lazy answer but…I’m not that interested in the other PDs as no one ever diagnoses them. 25 years in MH and they’ve never been a part of my work.

BIGSPD had a vote on getting rid of the PD but a few years back. Lost by a tiny amount. It will go one day.
July 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
That will be interesting
July 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It not a valid construct and if it was it’s applied appallingly.

We recognise it’s invalid and come up with different ways of describing distress. If nothing else I’d say those who “have BPD” that have survived severe abuse have different difficulties to those who have not.
July 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM