Have any of you successfully found a support group that is **solely for BPD**?

When I was firsr diagnosed (about 4 years ago), I looked for a BPD support group but there wasn't any in my area at all. So I started thinking "Couldn't I just start one?" And I realized that I could do just that! So I looked into it and figured out what I needed to do.

What I did was start a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Mental Health organization. I called it Borderline Personality Disorder Support Group Corp. After I was registered, paid the fee, and was an official nonprofit, I created the social media accounts. I have a Facebook, a Twitter, an Instagram, a Pinterest, and a Meetup group, as well as a website. The Facebook page for it has actually grown to over 10,000 followers, which is awesome! 

I also started doing in-person support group meetings right away. Most of the people who attended came from the Meetup group or people I met at the psych hospital. I ran the meetings weekly, on every Saturday night. I picked Saturday because sometimes the weekends can get hard. I had a lot of people attend. There was even somebody who drove an hour and a half from the next state over to come!

My BPD Support Group was the **first** and **only** BPD Support Group in my whole state! And, almost three years later, remains the only BPD Support Group. In the whole state! That really says something.

Since covid I haven't been able to do in-person meetings, so I am going to be doing virtual meetings. I'm starting them on Saturday, January 2nd, 2021 at 6pm (CST).  The way I run meetings is to do half the meeting teaching about BPD concepts/Mental Health issues and the other half letting everyone talk and share and relate. There's really something special about talking with others that also have BPD. It's a comforting feeling. I really enjoy meeting and talking with other people that have BPD. Because you know that they know. They get it. They understand. And that's huge. Because nobody else gets it. Nobody else understands. They actually just don't have the capacity. People who don't have BPD will never understand. 

**I would highly suggest that if there is not a BPD support group in your area, that you start one.** It's really rewarding knowing that you are helping others, which is also helping you. If you really want to do that, I can help you. Either with advice on this or that, or for every step of the way. I have a lot of experience in it, since I've been running my group and my nonprofit for almost three years. One thing I'll tell you right now is that you've got to do a ton of research. 

I'm going to put links to all my social media, my Meetup, and my website. Please please let me know if you have any questions at all, about anything!

[My BPD website](https://www.bpdworldwide.org)

[My BPD Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BPDworldwide)

[My BPD Twitter](https://www.twitter.com/BpdGroup)

[My BPD Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/bpdsupportgroup2)

[My BPD Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.com/bpdworldwide)

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[My BPD Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/bpdsupportgroup)

There is a link on my Meetup page for the January 2nd support group meeting. I would love to see you all there!

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Thank you all for reading my post. My purpose in life is to help people. And if I can help people to help people, that's awesome. So please let me know how I can help!