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9 Surprising Physical Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder

Because borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental illness that affects emotional regulation, people tend to focus on the mental and emotional symptoms people experience. But people with BPD can also experience physical symptoms we need to talk about. Dr. April Foreman, a psychologist who specializes in BPD, told The Mighty most people with BPD [...]

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Avoidant Personality Disorder

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The Scariest Thing About Avoidant Personality Disorder

“The scary thing about my personality disorder is that I don’t know where the illness ends and where I begin.” – Unknown. The first time I read that quote, it felt like a punch in the face. It still gets me every time I read it because it speaks the sad truth. I question myself [...]

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How Trauma, Narcissistic Traits, and Borderline Personality Disorder Affect Each Other

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How Trauma, Narcissistic Traits, and Borderline Personality Disorder Affect Each Other

Telling my therapist three years ago I think I have borderline personality disorder (BPD) was the most harmful thing I’ve ever done to myself. I had taken an online assessment in an attempt to understand why I took so personally my 9-year-old granddaughter rolling her eyes and sighing every time words came out of my mouth, [...]

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Gratitude & Glimmers 1d

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Weekly share of glimmers and gratitude

I've had another busy week.
And I haven't quite been myself.
I am still rebuilding myself after my dad tore me down 10 days ago.
But I am slowly getting back to baseline.
Talked about it in therapy yesterday.
And got some understanding about why it shatters me so and why it takes so long to recover.
It's due to my personality disorders and C-PTSD.
I am thankful for this insight.
And I am thankful for this group, you all, your shares and comments, plus your posts.
Thank you for lifting my spirits.
Here's my #photodiary from the week.
It has been hard to feel the good due to my trauma reactions and #anhedonia - but I am thankful for the good my photos show me is there!
#MightyTogether
#Support
#MentalHealth
#CPTSD
#Trauma
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder
#AvoidantPersonalityDisorder
#Depression
#Anxiety
#Burnout
#HighlysensitivePerson
Ps: the dogs belong to my mom and my brother. And they were so cute and attentive while my mom prepped food for a family dinner

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Anxiety 3w

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Furiously Happy By Jenny Lawson. She has a variety of health problems, but is determined to be furiously happy. Furiously Happy. Furiously Happy

#Anxiety #Depression #MentalHealth #ADHD #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #PersonalityDisorders #Books

Furiously Happy

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things For most of my life I’ve battled depression, anxiety and a host of other disorders, but I wrote this book less as a manual on how-to-survive-ment…

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SocialAnxiety 3w

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I get this a lot

If anyone wants to know where this is from: hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com

#SocialAnxiety #MentalHealth #Anxiety #PersonalityDisorders #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Paranoia #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder

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BPD Safe Zone 1mo

Do you feel like you can control your emotional reactions most of the time?

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Pessimism isn’t a choice

As someone who lives with harm OCD, I almost took my life because my brain was bullying me & torturing me with thoughts of hurting 2 people (who I still believe deserve it) and myself. I had to move to another states and voluntarily sign a paper saying I won’t own a firearm for 5 years minimum. It’s never appropriate to tell someone with PTSD or any trauma “don’t be so pessimistic”, or “don’t be so sad”. There’s a fundamental lack of understanding about mental illness and personality disorders, as well as Neurodivergent & spectrum of them. #PTSD #HarmOCD #Trauma #Toxicpositivity