at times it was my identity and other times it was like a separate rain cloud that came and went

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I meant to click both, it’s a part of me but it also weighs me down

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I have BPD and MDD, so I’m not entirely sure where one of them ends and the other begins, since BPD in itself IS me. I was diagnosed 10 years ago, but never believed it bc I thought my personality was what it was when in reality like 75% of “who I am” is the BPD; so when it comes to depression, it’s difficult to pinpoint if it’s part of the BPD which is my personality or if it’s a different layer. I hope ANY of that made sense 😂

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it feels like a leech or a parasite

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i guess i should've voted both, i voted separate because i'm aware now that it's not me and it's just something affecting me but when i'm actively depressed it feels like my entire world is the depression

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For a very long time it felt like part of my personality. Having had it almost entirely gone and now back but not in full force, it feels like it’s something external weighing me down because I remember what it felt like for it not to.

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