Good morning everyone! @Hibiscus1 @Ferylgirl @Clawde @xtine @RainbowDash @BlueBay @Judi9877 

How’s BPD treating everyone?

Living on my own has given me time to heal, yet my curiosity causes me to think, ‘Would I have recovered to this point if I lived with others?’

What do you think? As we know, if a borderline lived alone on an island in the middle of nowhere, no one would know there was any issue. But is this life? 

BPD affects one’s relationships with others. Emotional sensitivity means there’s that continuous fear that they will get hurt by others - hence, that hard, defensive barrier is built and maintained but it is very tiring to keep up. It is tiring. It feels like living a lie. It can feel like letting go is easier. There is a void and emptiness that can’t be filled so satisfying impulses seem the only way to go.

I’ve learnt to manage these BPD symptoms and I feel empowered in doing so. The next step in my recovery journey is to work on maintaining healthy relationships with those around me. Evidence suggests people DO want to hang around with me, now it’s about be allowing them to. 

How do you manage this?

BPDSurvivor