- why are we expected to constantly cater to them
i've NEVER seen this with any other person with mental illnesses. as someone with adhd/autism, it seems like a majority of people within our community value boundaries, communication and honesty....
189 points53 comments5 d ago
- Literally me, 2 weeks after the breakup vs. 2 years after the breakup
How much time passed after your breakup before your despair and depression gave way to relief—and the realization that your life had actually bacame better, you gained much more freedom, many more...
167 points16 comments6 d ago
- I know you are struggling
Listen very carefully even when you don’t want to take my advice. I tried for years to get my undiagnosed wife to see it and truly get her help. I’ve been through all 9 of bpd traits with her so...
147 points59 comments3 d ago
- most ridiculous things that caused a split
What were some of the more ridiculous (small, funny, WTF, etc.) things that caused your pwBPD to split? I think some of these, maybe years later, we can laugh about. One time my expwBPD split (for...
99 points164 comments2 d ago
- Who else has been accused of being a narcissist? An abuser? Even telling YOU have bpd?
I’ve been no contact with my exbpd, and she is continually doubling down on calling me a narcissist, and I was narcissistically abusing her. Meanwhile, all the instances and things she’s been...
93 points90 comments5 d ago
- They never forgive you for what they did to you.
My friend and his wife, which are close to me;have separated and eventually divorcing after 20 yrs. I am trying to make my friend understand that she was overwhelmed and that she blames him for...
91 points30 comments2 d ago
- Ran into her almost 2 years later
Hey All! I haven’t posted here in ages. In a different relationship now, it’s health. But, by pure chance, I was passing through my ex’s city for a personal hobby, got stuck at an intersection I...
81 points17 comments23 h ago
- The two people of BPD
This is mostly just an observation... My person with BPD is one person 6 days a week. Somebody I absolutely love and is fun to be around. And the other day of the week for about 30 minutes to 2...
80 points60 comments6 d ago
- I'm starting to think she was lying about being abused
I know BPD is caused by childhood abuse. But some of the stories she told me doesn't make sense. Her new story is all of her brothers abused her, her mother abused her, her dad abused her, her...
78 points49 comments6 d ago
- Spouses or partners are the recieving ends.
Love by bpds is pure fear. They see SO as the savior of their messed up life. They give 1000 when you need 100. In that process they are exhausted by -1000. In reality they want 2000 from you. If...
72 points10 comments3 d ago