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Far too often we worry about what we can’t change. I know that I suffer from obsessive worry ... we just have to focus on today and being the best we can be.

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I’ve had black and white thinking since I can remember .. it’s common with BPD. Lately I have been working on it though and I have noticed some changes .

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Merry Christmas everyone!

#gif #merry xmas

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Just Today

I’ve worked really hard to just get back to work after a decade out of the workforce let alone how hard I’ve worked at keeping this job this long and today it almost all ended.

There was a toilet overflowing in the men’s bathroom and I panicked as I was busy making drinks at the bar for guests and the boss yelled at me and said I didn’t care and that he was disappointed in me.

It took everything in me not to lash out like we who have Borderline Personality Disorder often do and that is what I used to do, that or quit. I didn’t react that way but I don’t deserve to be treated that way and with my own problems in other areas it really hurt me.

I survived but it made me feel bad. I need this job but I’m not a doormat. I may have mental illness but I am a person and deserve respect, we all do!

#bpd thoughts #borderline problems #borderline personality disorder #working on disability #disability #life #mental health awareness

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This is the book I wrote about BPD and men with BPD like myself. It’s on Amazon and Nook. Just thought I would share.

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I can certainly relate to this song .. sometimes we as borderlines feel nobody hears us, I certainly do.

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Animals Help

I have three cats and these cats are my emotional support animals. I can’t say enough how much they help with the anxiety and loneliness that comes with BPD.

Many places don’t like to rent to people with animals so this can be a challenge but I always hope my living situation isn’t impacted by having them as I have been homeless before and it isn’t good for my mental health.

I go to the doc tomorrow to see if he will give me recertification to keep them in my place and thus stay housed.

The combination of meds , therapy and these animals keeps me stable and with working a job and starting school soon I need to be in a stable state of emotions and mind .. it’s important for those of us with BPD.

#enotional support animals #pets #housing issues #bpd #bpd problems #borderline personality disorder #mental illness #mental health #anxitey #depressing thoughts

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I suffer from both .. there are differences though!

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Sometimes Self Esteem

Low self esteem is common with various mental health disorders but in my experience it is particularly true with BPD. We at times have high self esteem and then at other times it goes away and we have low self esteem or none at all.

I try to keep a positive attitude and believe in myself but it can be difficult at times, especially when it comes to finding or maintaining a relationship. As we know, relationships are very difficult for those of us with this disorder so it’s very understandable that we feel this way.

My self esteem fluctuates by the hour sometimes and that is why I labeled this post “Sometimes Self Esteem”. It is very hard to believe in myself but I do my best , I try to tell myself that I can make it, that I can find love, that I can succeed but sometimes that is easier said than done.

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Loneliness hurts and is hallmark BPD

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Know the symptoms so you can get the help!

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BPD documentary that is eye opening

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Dual Diagnosis

Start DBT again today but it’s a different form of the helpful therapy. It focuses on addiction and the dual diagnosis that some of us go through and it is for sure needed.

I say that it’s needed because addiction is something I struggle with no doubt. Sure, I have over a year off of my drug of choice which is meth but I drink a lot and always feel remorse after. I know that drinking isn’t good for me and it will lead me back to meth again as well as cause my meds to be ineffective.

So yes I am dually diagnosed and my BPD takes on a life of its own but with DBT, faith and hard work I know I can get better and believe that others can as well!

#addiction #crystal meth #drugs #alcoholism #bpd problems #bpd #borderline personality disorder #dual diagnosis #dbt therapy #dbt skills #self help #depression

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We can overcome!

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