Anonymous #3 5w

Can you elaborate on the hard to live with yourself part? I want to understand what it is like from your perspective more so just tell me what it feels like

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Anonymous #5 5w

My emotions being so extreme happiness will feel euphoric, anger is pure rage, clam is just feeling sad all the time, and being sad feels as if you’re empty. The emotions are up down up down it wears my mental health down. Everyday is thinking about offing myself because I ask myself how much longer can I take these shifts for. When I’m sad the whole world crashes down, I push everyone away. I can’t get out of bed I can’t function. Then being so happy that you feel like the sun

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Anonymous #5 5w

It repeats itself over and over. I feel alone because people without BPD may never feel the emotion intensity that I do. If I fall in love either a person I will only only see them but if they hurt me I spiral out of control and push them away hard. My self worth crashes and I have to reply in coping methods over and over. The feeling of knowing I won’t survive without meds sucks. I want to have normal level of emotions that other people have that is less intense and less focus on dying.

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Anonymous #3 5w

Also liking someone may come as an obsession you would do anything and everything just to be with that person. If they make you upset you see them as a bad person and never want to be around them. But that’s when coping is needed. I have to tell myself: my brain is playing games it’s okay they did a thing that was wrong and should communicate that. Everyday is stepping back and saying your brain is wrong

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Anonymous #3 5w

What about if you do them wrong?

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Anonymous #6 5w

exactly!

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Anonymous #3 5w

there are some people who use “bpd” as a blanket statement and who abuse the title or diagnosis. like i don’t yell at people and lash out because i was raised in a very authoritarian household. i’ve leaned to wait until i’m alone. not saying it doesn’t happen occasionally, but that’s the same for people without bpd 😭

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Anonymous #5 5w

It’s hard for me to know if I did anything wrong that’s when I would rely on the partner to tell me exactly what I did and how I made them feel to help me understand it. But if the person is not helping themselves with therapy or self help books for BPD they will think that you’re judging them or accusing them and they will feel hated. Staying calm and explaining throughly may be the best option.

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Anonymous #6 5w

I understand that. Growing up I waited until I was alone until I snapped and got violent to the people (and family) that made me feel like I was not important. I definitely hate when people abuse the title it’s hell for me to go through so why the heck would they label themselves as that. I’ve done ALOT of therapy for it and I’m happy with the skills that I learned and to be able to walk away when needed 😊

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Anonymous #10 5w

Tell me about your experience

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