[bpdtak]

Not to dismiss any other mental health illnesses but I feel like bpd is one of the most misunderstood. I’m tired of the stigma. All borderliners, please love/reblog. I will follow every one of you as well as try to do my best to interact. And please remember, you are not alone. We will get through this together.

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Hi, my GP is concerned that I could have BPD or Bipolar. What are some things i should know about bpd and how it is diagnosed?

Hello there. BPD and Bipolar are often very hard to differentiate when diagnosing, so often times doctors aren't sure which a person may have, but they can also overlap. I see from your page that you're 20, which is good cause BPD can't be diagnosed until 18+ as it starts to develop but shows full symptoms around 18. Diagnosing BPD can take months and can be really frustrating, honestly. It is really ruling out a lot of things and figuring out heo you react to certain things as well. Psychiatrists are supposed to spend 6 months diagnosing any personality disorder before putting it on their record, but a lot don't.

As for what you should know about BPD... Borderline Personality Disorder is a big inability to cope with emotions. It's like most people feel emotions on a range of 0-5 and you feel them with -500-500. This can make people with it manipulative at times, or blowing up from the smallest thing, or explaining over and over how they feel because they don't want to feel it alone. In addition to this (TW) a lot of BPD do self-harm/have some sort of eating disorder (often binge/purge) in an attempt to cope with their extreme emotionality. BPD stems from fear of abadonment, as well. Often times, people with BPD will cling to those around them in an attempt to ignore a painful emptiness inside. They look for people to fill that emptiness, but in fear of abandonment, can lash out and/or be posessive. This can take the form of suicide threats if they leave, begging them to stay when to their perspective they weren't going to leave, and massive confusion and conflict between friends. BPD friends are often known for their overly caring complexion, which makes friendships nice at the start until the fear of abandonment and/or emotionality kicks in. There is also the black and white thinking, that leads to the perspective that all things are soley good or bad, no in-between. Splitting is important to, which I'll get to in your other question in a bit (irl things came up).

The biggest thing about getting diagnosed though: it doesn't change who you are. It's been a part of you, and you shouldn't think because of the diagnosis that you've changed to the outside world.

Most people do not understand BPD people, especially when they're healing. They'll ask them things like "wait now you like this? I thought you hated that? What happened to x viewpoint?" but that's because you're limiting the emotionality, learning to control it, and expanding your viewpoint.

BPD has no cure, as it is a personality disorder. A lot of treatment is mood stabilizers and other meds to help with symptoms (ex: i have sleeping problems and aggitation so I have a med that helps with both), as well as something called DBT. DBT is Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, and it's all about working on understanding how the outside world percieves your actions and words, because it wont be the same as you think it is with BPD.

Let me know if you want to know anything else. I hope this helps! Stay hydrated!! :)

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[bpdtak]

Me: *complains about feeling silenced*

Me again: *doesnt say what I really want to say in fear of someone leaving me*

[bpdtak]

That moment you suddenly realise you’re the problem.

*two seconds later*

But why should I have to keep making up excuses for people’s shitty behaviour? Why do I constantly blame myself? Am I really the problem? Because I think my feelings are valid.

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[bpdtak]

How’s everyone doing so far this year?

[bpdtak]

If I wrote a book about living with bpd who would read?

[bpdtak]

Hi friends pt.2

So to sum it up. Since I’ve last posted..

I ridded my life of all the toxicity, including my own toxic ways. I took time to be alone.. which is what I feared most. I moved out of my home.. which was causing me a lot of distress. I never really had a good relationship with my family and since I’ve been out.. I definitely feel more free. I’m in a relationship.. which it was hard to open up and put myself in the position to potentially get hurt... but I did it. Even til this day, I’m insecure and I’m crazy and I have very intrusive/obsessive thoughts. There’s no “quick fix” or “cure”... but there is thing thing called “managing”.

I’m still managing everyday. And it takes a lot of effort. But it can be done. I’m not saying I’m a completely changed and healthy person but point is.. I tried and I am still trying. That’s all you can really do. I get we all have points in our lives where it feels easier to give up than try... hell I STILL feel that way some days but it is deinitely worth it to try.

All I can say is, life wasn’t meant to be easy and as hard as my life has been.. I’m honestly so glad to have gone through everything I did. It moulded me as a person and I am more than happy with the person I am today. I’m not perfect, nor will I ever be... but I’m a survivor. And so are all of you.

[bpdtak]

Hi friends.

It’s been a while. Idk if you guys remember me at all. But since I last posted, my life has changed immensely.

1. I went to therapy for a while and have seemingly figured out everything with my mental health.

2. I feel healthy. It was a wild ride and of course, it will always be because that’s just life but I’m ok and I’m here and that’s all that matters

3. I look back to a lot of my old posts and I was very very depressed but please know, if you are depressed I am here. Do not give up.

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“I guess that’s just part of loving people: You have to give things up. Sometimes you even have to give them up.”

— Lauren Oliver (via perrfectly)