BPDWORLD was found and created by Joshua Cole in March 2004. The reasons are simple; I felt that there was nowhere near enough support for those with borderline personality disorder. I know this because I also have bpd. Life with bpd is difficult and things can be out of control. Everything started as a spur of the moment idea (I am very impulsive). Things were not going to well and I had no focus in life.

I've always had something within me that has wanted to help and support others, this has been reflected in the paid and unpaid work I have done. I want to help because I believe many people with mental health have suffered enough. Once the decision was made that I was going to do something, well things moved really quickly. I went from having no clue about what I wanted to do to what you see here today. I asked a friend to help me with my plans and she was a great help. Within 1 week of hard work BPDWORLD went live. I have very big plans for BPDWORLD and with any luck these will all work out and what you see here will one day be the best support area for sufferers of mental health nationally and maybe even internationally. We have already achieved so much.

In October 2005 BPDWORLD became the first registered charity for people with borderline personality disorder in the UK.

Current services offered by BPDWORLD:

BPDWORLD now offers a massive support network including:

Web Support:

Forums – For those with mental health issues, those whom are survivors from abuse, and a carer’s forum for those who care for someone with a mental health condition.

Users chat room - Where people from each of the three communities can talk to others who have been through similar situations to themselves.

Journals/Blogs - Keep an online record of your day to day journey through the healing process. Entries can be kept private or published for others to read and respond.

Live chat - Where a person in need may contact one of our volunteers

E-mail Support - Where a person in need may contact one of our professional’s or volunteer’s.

Crisis support centre – This is where a user may go for crisis resolution help. Led by qualified counsellors, run by support volunteers, who offer practical advice to empower individuals to make their way through their crisis.

National support:

Telephone helpline:

BPDWORLD offers a telephone helpline service which is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. Offering information, advice and support to any one with mental health conditions but focusing on borderline personality disorder. This service is led by qualified counsellors but run by volunteers who are experienced in mental health.

Walk in Centre

In March 2005 we opened our first walk in centre providing an exceptional amount of support to the City of Wakefield, this was followed by a centre in Huddersfield in January 2007.

Wakefield has a population of about 315,000 with surrounding areas including Leeds, Huddersfield, and Sheffield.

The walk in centres offers the following services:

Advocacy
Group therapy*
One on one counselling
A base for our national telephone helpline
A base for our support workers
Information
Advice

BPDWORLD basic support is totally free to its users and if I have anything to do with it always will be. I understand that many people have enough to worry about without having to pay to receive support. All I ask is that you fight and try your best to get through this, we will do our bit to make sure the support and advice is there for you.

Take care always & never be afraid to ask for help,

Joshua Cole