Support for carers, built by people with Lived Experience
Personality Disorders CIC is a peer-led organisation created by carers, family members, and advocates who understand how difficult, confusing, and isolating it can be to support someone through severe emotional struggles.
Who We Are
Personality Disorders CIC is a peer-led organisation created by people who understand how difficult it can be to support someone with severe emotional struggles.
We are carers, family members, and advocates who have seen first hand how confusing and isolating this experience can be. Many of us spent years trying to understand what was happening to someone we love, often with very little guidance.
We created Personality Disorders CIC so that other families would not have to face the same journey alone.
Why We Started
For many families, the hardest part is not just the crisis itself. It is the feeling of being left to handle everything without support.
Carers are often the ones managing emotional breakdowns, self harm situations, and intense conflict at home. Yet they are rarely included in treatment or given the tools to cope with these moments.
We started Personality Disorders CIC because carers deserve support too. They deserve clear information, practical guidance, and a place where they feel understood.
What We Believe
We believe that when carers are supported, families become stronger.
People cannot pour from an empty cup. Supporting someone through emotional instability can be exhausting and frightening. Carers need knowledge, community, and practical strategies to protect their own wellbeing while helping someone they love.
Our work is built on three simple beliefs:
Carers deserve support
The people holding families together also need understanding, tools, and care.
Knowledge reduces fear
Clear information helps families make sense of painful and confusing situations.
No one should face this alone
Community and shared understanding can reduce isolation and strengthen resilience.
“When carers are supported, families become stronger.”
What We Do
Personality Disorders CIC provides support designed specifically for carers and families.
Everything we offer is practical, accessible, and focused on real situations people face at home.
Our services are delivered online so families anywhere in the UK can access them.
Online education
Clear, accessible learning that explains what is happening and why.
Peer support groups
Supportive spaces where carers can talk openly with people who understand.
Practical courses
Guidance that translates psychological ideas into practical tools families can actually use.
Digital guidance
Help for responding more confidently during difficult and emotionally intense moments.
Built by People Who Understand
Personality Disorders CIC is shaped by lived experience.
We listen closely to the stories of carers and families and build resources that reflect the challenges they face every day. We also draw on established psychological approaches to ensure the guidance we share is responsible and helpful.
Our aim is simple: to make sure carers feel less alone, more informed, and more confident when facing difficult situations.
Our Vision
We want a future where families supporting someone with a personality disorder feel supported themselves.
A future where carers have the knowledge, tools, and community they need to navigate difficult moments without feeling lost or isolated.
Personality Disorders CIC exists to help make that future possible.
Latest Posts
Narcissism as a protective factor against the risk of self-harming behaviors without suicidal intention in Borderline Personality Disorder
Narcissism as a protective factor against the risk of self-harming behaviors without suicidal intention in Borderline Personality Disorder
The prevalence and severity of loneliness and deficits in perceived social support among who have received a ‘personality disorder’ diagnosis or have relevant traits: a systematic review
The prevalence and severity of loneliness and deficits in perceived social support among who have received a ‘personality disorder’ diagnosis or have relevant traits: a systematic review
Narcissism and suicide risk
Narcissism and suicide risk
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