hi! sorry if this might be random... i was diagnosed with bpd and learned to be as functional as i can but sadly since last year i can’t have therapy anymore. i realized i started treating a celebrity as a favorite person, i really put all my emotional energy on them and stuff. they weren’t a huge artist when it started and i managed to interact with them a few times through their videos and posts which strengthened my idea of them +++
+++ now they’ve becoming big and ofc they don’t know i exist and the interactions were completely random but the idea that now there’s so many people out there for them makes me feel horrible. i suddenly feel like my source of happiness and stability is being taken away from me. i know this is completely non-functional and i shouldn’t be feeling like this but i can’t stop it? and i feel so anxious and genuinely bad i’m always so close to crying at the thought. do you happen to have advice?
I wanna start off and say I've never had this happen to me, and I'm not expert on this but I'll certainly try to give some advice! I know things can be difficult without therapy, I'm in the same situation there so I understand it must be rough.
I imagine it can feel very upsetting to feel like this, especially if the person is a celebrity. I know for me, personally, when I kind of feel like this with someone I know, I try to spread out my attention and try to distance myself from them. Of course this is easier said than done but it usually works for me!
Again I'm sorry I couldn't be much help, I hope things turn out okay for you!