BPDWORLD was founded and created by Joshua Cole in March 2003. Joshua felt that there was very little specific support in respect of those with a diagnosis of personality disorder. Not only in the real world but also that of the Internet. Of cause, there were many websites that supported those with the better-known conditions like depression etc but nothing that could help those that face the chaos and uncertainty of living with personality disorder.
Joshua has always felt passionate about helping to support those who are disadvantaged, and this has been reflected well in the paid and unpaid work he has done over the years. Once Joshua made the decision that something had to be done for those with personality disorder it didn’t take more than a couple of weeks for the first ever version of the site BPDWORLD to be created.
He has 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.
Some of Our Biggest Achievements -
In October 2005 BPDWORLD became the first registered charity for people with borderline personality disorder in the UK, although no longer a registered charity its important work continues...
BPDWORLD is also a named stakeholder for NICE and has been involved in the review of the NICE Guideline for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
50,000 members on its forums with nearly 1 MILLION posts! making it the largest forum of its kind in the WORLD!
Many of the largest mental health organisations signpost to us including MIND, SANE and RETHINK.
We have Featured in local and national press including the BBC's Radio 1 programme 'All in the mind' with Professor Raj Persaud