- This is a very lonely illness
I have friends that I love dearly but they don't get me sometimes at all. Like when I'm depressed, it's hard to say "Yeah I wanna die but I probably won't do anything about that" without making...
474 points65 comments6 d ago
- I no longer fit the crateria for BPD
Last week was my monthly appointment with my beloved psychiatrist that has been treating me for the past 12 years. She put down her paperwork with a huge smile and told me that I no longer met the...
326 points57 comments4 d ago
- Does anyone's will to live depend heavily on whether they look good/not fat?
This might sound completely stupid or it might just resonate with a lot of people I feel like looking good can save me from having sucidial thoughts. It feels more of a distraction. Because...
302 points46 comments4 d ago
- People seem to be understanding of symptoms of almost every mental illness besides bpd
Why is that every time I take things very seriously people stop talking to me but when people are depressed and withdraw so much from their friends and abandon them nobody says anything and is...
217 points41 comments7 d ago
- I'm right in the middle of an episode and I need to get this off of my chest
All of the trigger warnings. Incoherent vent ahead. I hate my stupid fucking boyfriend. I hate my stupid fucking friends. I hate that everyone fucking leaves. I hate that my fucking boyfriend...
148 points22 comments5 d ago
- My boyfriend rejecting my advances makes me spiral.
Any time I try to initiate sex and my boyfriend rejects it I feel horrible. i will always respect his choice and never try to pressure him to do anything but it still hurts. It makes me feel...
134 points33 comments2 d ago
- Anyone else struggle with making friends as an adult??
I feel like anytime I try to meet people and be friends, no one understands me. Not even just the BPD stuff, but also my humor, the way I socialize I feel like everyone thinks I’m just a weirdo....
121 points44 comments7 d ago
- if i am not obsessed with something, i am empty inside
I’ve done a lot of self reflection over these past few weeks and I have realized that I’ve relied on media, friends, etc to keep me steady. It happens with new people I meet. I start putting them...
119 points13 comments4 d ago
- my bpd is dormant when i’m single
i mean near enough. i don’t really get an fp in the form of friends anymore since i grew up and graduated highschool. i was pretty happy i mean i still had mood swings and lack of identity and...
108 points15 comments2 d ago
- Anyone else never fully move on from past loves?
I mean people you truly deeply loved, not just FPs. I’ve had a handful of FPs that fizzled out as intensely as they started, and I rarely think of them at all. But I’ve been truly in love with one...
100 points60 comments5 d ago