Personality disorders form a class of mental disorders that are characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and behaviour. Because of the inflexibility and pervasivenes...
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BPD:what does it mean to you?
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i was just truly diagnosed with BPD, and i just wanted to know your experiences, what it means to you and how you deal with the symptoms...thanks.
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I suffer mainly from mood cycles. I've had the stormy relationships, the impulsivity, the promiscuity, the drug and alcohol abuse as well, I struggle with self harm thoughts and suicidal thoughts and depression but these days I'm pretty stable...I have my days - I think we all do, each of us is different how BPD effects us 
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quite agree with freeflower. My relations can be very stormy, can be very affection one min and not want to know the next. it can be very hard for the person u are with, as they can feel they need to tip toe around us. i dont know what my moods are going to be like from one min to the next, so have to make the most of the ups when they are there! i have been thro the drug and alcohol abuse also ... but it was something i had to fight hard to get out of, as it only makes me it worse in long run. With determination and trial and error with can learn to live with it and cope with it in positive ways instead of negative ... the one thing i really struggle with is selfharming and suicidal thoughts *have acted on many of times in the past* if you ever need to talk you know where i am :) hope this was helpful to you!!!
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Definitely stormy relationships. My pdoc says I unknowingly enjoy plunging headfirst into chaos repeatedly throughout my life. I think that's an accurate description. Self-harm and suicidal thoughts, depression, roller coaster moods. Black and white thinking is huge with me. Impulsiveness - especially with major life decisions, sex, and spending. I also get really paranoid when I sense abandonment. There's so much more but those are the most evident symptoms. How I deal with it? I don't know how yet - I need lots of therapy.
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I'm very impulsive and can be very emotional and even violent, I self harm I drink loads, I say mean things to people. I have been promiscuos. The main thing I'm struggling right now is learning to see things as the complex things they are. If I have an argument I always think, either I'm right and they're evil, or theyre right and I'm evil and not a medium of us both. I hope that made sense I never make any sense!
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