http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/feed http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/feed en-us Copyright (C) MDJunction.com. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 20:32:53 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10704498-bpd-and-bipolar-2-will-i-ever-be-normal-#10705788 Hello, Apparently, comorbidity (mental illnesses that exist together) can be common with BPD sufferers. Your child loves you very much and thinks the world of you right now. I would do your best to try and contain your symptoms (which it sounds like you are doing) around him so he doesn't subconsciously mimic BPD behavioral symptoms. Please start Dialectical Behavior Therapy NOW and join a local support group that meets in person (online is great but it is good to have one or two individ... Fri, 24 May 2013 19:38:11 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10705714-borderline-vs-normal#10705744 Hello, The situation depends on a few factors. Firstly, your fiance should not be using your mental illness to manipulate you or the situation. While it is true that your BPD symptoms will dominate in most situations, what isn't true is that your fiance is perfect either. Remember, just because you have BPD does not automatically make him Mr. Perfect...he as well as everybody has flaws. The problem with him using the BPD as a tool to manipulate is that it gives him control over you becau... Fri, 24 May 2013 19:19:05 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10662693-how-to-not-take-things-personally/limitstart/10#10704576 Well said...but also know it is not easy for us BPDp to approach someone with BPD. My ex was so emotionally violent and when our divorce ensued after 7 weeks of marriage without even a conversation. To date she has never spoke to me; only slandered my everywhere else. I am left to not take her actions personally but it has been very difficult to say the least. I only found out about her diagnosis after the fact. I imagine it would be hard to be up front, but you cannot make a person want to... Fri, 24 May 2013 08:40:20 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10638490-full-moon-alert#10704430 24th May in the USA, 25th May in Australia. Everyone going nuts again including me!... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:23:05 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/medicine-treatments/704878-rezoloftanybody-on-it/limitstart/10#10704377 Me and its actually made my life worth living, no anxiety, depression is lifting and Im actually really upset that I didn't start taking it ten years ago! Life changing... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:02:05 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10702020-controlling-emotions#10704337 Thanks sux2beme, Im very lucky in that I only have traits and a very good therapist. Also I think that now my parents have an idea of how much my upbringing has affected me has actually had on me and they are making more of an effort to support me and be understanding has helped! Hopefully, now I am aware and understand myself better, techniques like DBT will help me on my way to a new happier, healthier me... Fri, 24 May 2013 06:47:28 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/introductions-personal-stories/10704053-friends-and-support-would-be-nice-#10704053 Hello! Ok so my name is Mali and I have being diagnosed with BPD since I was 21, I'm 24 now and I live in Australia. I am studying to be a Youth Worker, which involves studying about mental health so I am learning a bit more about issues I am facing personally and it can be daunting/eye opening/shocking/sad (I left class crying the day we did BPD, my lecturer knows and was very supportive though). Issues relating to my BPD right now that are effecting me are as I begin to manage it more e... Fri, 24 May 2013 02:39:44 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10698640-assessment-diagnosis-coping#10703947 Hi Megan, I just brought this up in one of my BPD groups on facebook today. To tell or not and to whome. And does it make you feel shame. For me, I have told family and a couple coworkers. I felt it helps to explain why I am the way I am and when I do talk about it, I talk about the work I am doing on myself. My sister however, reacted badly because she feels we all have problems and that I am always trying to act like I had it worse or I have things to work on that they didn't experience. She s... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:42:12 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10687432-what-helps#10703937 Hi Kit, I like what you said about being in the moment. I am trying it too. Thing is, my mind wants to tell me that in doing so, I am avoiding the problem that has upset me. Any thoughts on that? Also playing with barbies and being soothed by it reminds me that I have a stuffed animal I was given by a therapist that represents my inner child. I hug it and talk to it letting her know she was a good girl and she deserved so much more.... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:33:21 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10701217-lost-control#10703931 Try practising one thing at a time. I wish you luck... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:28:39 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10703195-doc-just-put-me-on-depakote#10703923 Hi. I'm not on medicine but I am practising DBT which is Dialectic Behaviour Therapy. It teaches Mindfullness and one thing at a time. So I have experienced the crazy head that won't stop and sometimes it comes out of my mouth and I see the people I'm talking to just try to keep up. They are lost. There is a group for DBT on yahoo. Facebook has some good groups on it that help with learning to change our thought process and behaviour. I think it would help you a lot. My profile has my facebook l... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:24:51 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/introductions-personal-stories/10696723-college-school-debt-and-bpd#10702335 Often, the universities have psychological and psychiatric services for students. Maybe in your school they're free or very cheap. Also, there are public hospitals with non-expensive services because it's our right to be healthy. Good luck.... Thu, 23 May 2013 07:51:41 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10691136-amberlee#10698700 Hello, Remember that your are a human being and this disorder is not your fault. Underneath the BPD is a very normal person. You love your husband and he is desperately in love with you. Three things can change things around for your marriage. Firstly, exercise by doing yoga (join a yoga studio). Second, switch to a vegan or raw vegan diet (no sugar except from fruit...and NO wheat period). Finally, do a little bit of dialectical behavior therapy EVERY morning and night (like 10 minutes o... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:16:23 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10682043-i-need-help-i-am-ruining-my-life#10698672 Hello, What you are feeling could be normal...you sound as if you have a lot on your plate right now. It might be a good idea to be together around your friends and then ask them what they honestly think of him. Be sure to tell them that you are feeling as if he might be interested in other women other than yourself. Note that I am NOT saying to have your friends spy on him. Secondly, the reason he probably called his ex girlfriend is that he misses what it is like to have someone that trul... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:03:01 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10682574-good-feelings-gone#10698638 Hello, I think this is positive because you know that there is a reason for feeling these feelings that you have and it isn't because you're evil or a bad person. We BPD's feel things on a much higher level than most people, which can be exhausting. Please switch to a vegan diet (no sugar except for fruit, and no wheat), do yoga (join a yoga studio), and do a little dialectical behavior therapy each day. I think you'll be amazed at the difference.... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:51:15 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10676388-i-am-trying#10698604 Hello, As you may already know, abandonment issues are a hallmark of BPD. While it is possible that there may be some truth in some of the things that she does, we BPD's can feel things on a much higher and exacerbated emotional level. If you or her is the one with BPD, chances are that you/she feel(s) that you/she is going to leave you. However, chances are that she is madly in love with you but does not understand you because one of you has BPD and the other doesn't....sounds very famili... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:40 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10691927-need-husbands-help-dont-know-how-to-t#10698592 Hello, I am very sorry to hear that you are going through this...it is hard. First, please know that underneath this disorder there is a kind and loving person...you're not evil or bad, you just have an illness right now that no one understands except people like all of the BPD people out there. I would like to recommend that you join a local yoga studio and do yoga daily. Also, you can also try a vegan diet to help you. A healthy body=healthier mind. Also, google dialetical behavior thera... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:23:09 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/1515186-abandoned-at-a-young-age-did-you-suffer-this#10695125 I was more emotionally abandoned as a kid. My fear of abandonment is more of a fear of replacement . It was like I was important, until something or someone else better came along. It's pretty much been that way my entire life. My parents were divorced, and like my dad would ditch me, because he would get tickets to a game. My mom married a raging alcoholic, and when I told her, that he was verbally and emotionally abusing me, I was making it up, because I was jealous . Then came the firs... Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:05 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10691019-expressing-my-feelings-through-poetry-hoping-to-relate-to-others#10694912 really enjoyed reading this xx... Mon, 20 May 2013 08:39:44 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/borderline-personality-discussions/general-support/10694473-stranger-in-my-head#10694473 I recently broke down and told my Mother, If I ever become a burden, I'm ready to go to an assisted living facility. I'm 29, I'll be 30 in August. My Mother and one of my older brothers (I have 7. He's also my best friend, next to my Mother, though I have two girlfriends who are as close as I let them be) have cared for me since 1997 when the roller coaster became deadly. We've managed to keep me alive after several nearly committed suicide attempts. But, I feel as though I'm just riding the... Mon, 20 May 2013 05:22:55 -0700