Jan 24, 2024
Karima dares herself for a second round on the podcast, to share
further developments
on her mental well-being journey. She speaks about how she
currently manages and
copes with her diagnoses of borderline personality disorder and
bipolar 1 and her
process of daily coping. Karima takes time to share what it’s like
identifying as a
neurodivergent woman of colour, what tasks, or actions she finds
difficult doing,
unlearning certain habits, and learning boundary setting within her
household as well as
out in the world. Karima contended with her identity and feeling
like her identity at times
was based on how she was seen, or how people in her life who would
decide for her if
she was sick even if she wasn’t and she shares her process in
re-writing her life script.
She has been working through tough themes like fear of abandonment
and learning its
roots, crippling loneliness she felt, emotional work she has put in
place to halt her
impulses, understanding her triggers and frustrations. Karima
spends time discussing
how her mixed ethnic background and cultural roots have impacted
her in a way where
she did not receive the emotional supports from her family that she
needed even when
there was ample intellectual stimulation. Her key message to the
listeners is that: the
block or mute buttons are beautiful features and are helpful to
regain control of your
wellbeing and taking charge of your life; there is always power to
choose, and to choose
what is best for you in the absence of guilt; take space to
breathe; disconnect from
screens; take moments to be in nature and reground yourself.