From Randi Kreger

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone. I am celebrating BPD month this May by compiling a list of

those most influential in getting us where we all are today from the Bad

Old Days when truly no one knew anything about BPD. Would you do me a

majorly big favor by making a nomination? I announced it in my

Psychology Today blog post, which you can read the details below or go

to http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stop-walking-eggshells [1]

YOU MUST MAKE THE NOMINATION IN THE COMMENTS SECTION. DO NOT SEND TO ME

PERSONALLY. GO TO

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stop-walking-eggshells

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THE REASON YOU'RE READING THIS BLOG IS BECAUSE SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE,

CARED ENOUGH ABOUT BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER TO TRY TO MAKE THE

WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR PEOPLE WITH BPD, THEIR FAMILIES, AND MORE.

These " someones " include writers, researchers, bloggers, non-profit

organizations, governmental bodies, lobbyists, family members, and more.

The one thing they have in common is that they wouldn't give up in

educating others about the most stigmatized disorder in the DSM-IV.

This May is BPD Awareness Month. To celebrate it, I would like people

to nominate the most influential BPD organizations and advocates (a

loose term I am using to include all of the above) in getting us where

we are today. Please make your suggestions in the comment section; I

will make a final list of the most influential people. You must make the

comment here rather than sending it to me personally. I am not

responsible for comments sent to me directly.

If you can, please include the organization or person's full name

(PLEASE CHECK THE SPELLING), a person's affiliation if there is one (for

example, the name of a non-profit he or she works for), what he/she/it

did and the result of their efforts--to you personally, if possible. I

am sure some people will be named more than once: I will choose which

comments to include.

· I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO NOMINATE THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALL THE

INFO ABOVE. PLEASE DON'T BE SHY, BECAUSE IT WILL SAVE ME MUCH TIME AND

EFFORT AND YOU WILL HAVE CONTROL OVER THE MESSAGE.

· YOUR CONTRIBUTION CAN BE AS SHORT AS TWO SENTENCES. YOU CAN MAKE IT

LONGER AS A COMMENT, BUT I WILL EDIT IT DOWN TO THREE OR FOUR SENTENCES.

PLEASE SAY WHY THIS PERSON HAS BEEN INFLUENTIAL.

· YOU CAN NOMINATE AS MANY PEOPLE/ORGANIZATIONS AS YOU LIKE.

· I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE THE FINAL LIST.

THE DEADLINE IS 10 A.M. CENTRAL TIME, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2011.

Randi Kreger

Randi @BPDCentral.com

Author, " THE ESSENTIAL FAMILY GUIDE TO BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER:

NEW TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES TO STOP WALKING ON EGGSHELLS "

Available at www.BPDCentral.com