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What’s been the most helpful in managing your BPD symptoms?

From learning more about yourself and identifying coping strategies, to DBT, psychotherapy, and other therapy-based treatments, medication, building community, or connecting with others who can relate — there are many different paths that can support managing BPD symptoms.

What have you found most helpful? Which positive coping strategies work best for you?

#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #MentalHealth #PersonalityDisorders #CheckInWithMe #Depression #Anxiety

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Another Beautiful Day

Been somewhat of a busy day but just woke up from a well needed nap after running my errands this morning, and finally the irrigation company showed up to fix a leak on my yard irrigation pump that they had already repaired a month ago. Then a run to Guitar Center for a 1 of a kind strap lock for my acoustic guitar. I blame my nap on Lotus lol as he made my mind run all night thinking of his issues and his songs. Even though I pop in on occasion, some of you I think of often. Lotus, you inadvertently started my mind running last night as Thinking of what you accomplished. I hate to keep repeating myself but I spent 32 years in the medical field 14 years in the ER and 18 as Lt/FF/Paramedic with a large Fire Department here where a injury took my career away. But that was my prior life. I then had to reinvent a new purpose in life when I found this site. Lotus, whether you realize it or not, found a way to help both yourself, others members here and believe it or not even the Psychologist and Psychiatrist by your songs. The average human brain weighs approximately 10-12 pounds , it is our most complex organ and we use only about 10% of it. Psychiatrist use what’s called a DSM book. ( it’s thick as hell ) but it basically goes through personality traits and habits. That’s how your given a diagnosis. If you ever get a chance look through it. You’ll find out everyone suffers from Borderline Personality Disorders. But Psychiatrists who prescribes your meds usually have regimen Try this one first, if it doesn’t work we,ll try this one so on and so on. Some are very predictable depending on your diagnosis and usually have good outcomes. But Lotus, your songs can be a teaching tool to these professionals. It will help them understand more of what’s going on. In a song, your spilling your heart. In a office appointment setting, most never truly open up to what’s really going on. In your songs you open up completely. I bet MD students in that field can learn a lot just by listening to them. You might have found your purpose! It took me 7 years after my injury and surgery to find mine. Keep it up. If you need help just yell. ( I’m a past army vet as well ). I hope everyone is having a blessed day and finding a place to keep out of the heat! P.S. Plenty of water all !……David

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I'm new here!

Hi, my name is Cornflowercollie13. I'm looking for
Community and support. I’m currently living with an active addiction and in an abusive marriage. Mental, emotional, verbal and at times physical but not for a while. I work as an adult entertainer from home and live in a city where I have no close friends. The only people I talk to are my online clients and my dogs and various animals that I care for. I feel myself disappearing and it scares me. I feel like I used to be a vibrant, outspoken, artistic woman and now I’m an empty shell. I would love to find people who are either in the same industry as myself. Or people who are also actively choosing to stay in an abusive relationship. Animal lovers a plus. #MightyTogether #Depression #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #SubstanceUseDisorders #Trauma #PersonalityDisorders #MightyPets

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Missing the wall

Before I started therapy I didn’t know that there existed walls in my brain. Walls that separated good memories from bad memories. It was hard beginning to break the wall. I was told that I needed to do this as a step to get better, and I trusted the professionals. But a part of me misses the old part of me who could laugh and live on pink clouds, because I had no recollection of the bad memories in that moment.

I can see that it is necessary to intergrate memories and different parts of me to function better. But still, I miss the childlike joy I could feel so intensly. I have to admit that the high and lows were more extreme before I started this process. I should be grateful, but I find it hard many days to be content with the in-between of feelings.

I don’t know if anyone else can relate. I am wondering if I’m in a state of grief and depression that will get better over time, or if this is the new me. Because I really miss the part of me who could be really enthusiastic over small things in my daily life.

#PersonalityDisorders #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #DissociationDisorders #Depression

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Not so new but new here.

👋 all I have been a part of the mighty since early 2017 when I was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation type 1 and Syringomylia. Rheumatoid, and hyper Thyroid issues run in the family along with other autoimmune disorders, dupitrins contractions and planter fashitis (pretty thats mispelked). We also have Mental health or personality disorders as well.

I didn't ever really come on here till now. After having my son in 2021 I developed severe postpartum depression. It eventually disappeared on its own kinda, it just lessened to depression.I was battleing addiction that had started because of my Chiari diagnosis and decompression surgery. In summer of 2022 i got clean and stayed clean. I went to a psychologist who was in the company of my rehab/general therapist. I was diagnosed with general anxiety, social anxiety, depression, bipolar, and having borderline personality disorder traits. I have recently VERY recently got away from trauma and abuse. I am almost 💯sure I have C-PTSD. Are there other forms of trauma bonding, abuse, PTSD out there what are common symptoms? I have something really weird going on and I dont even know how to really explain it . It i don't know if it's a symptoms concerning my Chiari and surgery site or if its a mental, psychological issue from the trauma. Any similar backgrounds out there? Even not general answers would be appreciated as well. Thnx everyone.

#ArnoldChiariMalformation , #ChiariMalformation , #Syringomyelia #autoimmune Disorders #MentalHealth #BorderlinePersonalityDisorderBPD #DepressiveDisorders #BipolarDepression #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #behavioralhealth #Trauma #symptoms #DissociativeIdentityDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #PTSD #mental #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder ##Nightmares #MoodDisorders #SocialAnxiety #OtherMentalHealth #neuro

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