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Let me be very clear:
Yes, I have struggled with mental health my whole life.
Yes, I have Borderline Personality Disorder along with PTSD and depression.
But no, I am NOT crazy and neither is anyone else who struggles and battles day to day just to try to be normal.
Yes, I have struggled with mental health my whole life.
Yes, I have Borderline Personality Disorder along with PTSD and depression.
But no, I am NOT crazy and neither is anyone else who struggles and battles day to day just to try to be normal.
I am so sick and tired of the industry using terms like “crazy” and “schizo” and “borderline” to talk about their jealousy or attachments. Someone with BPD struggles mostly from fear of abandonment. It’s not just an “I’m scared he’ll leave” fear.
It’s an “I’m TERRIFIED that everyone who loves me is either lying or only stays temporarily and I’m going to be alone because I’m too much/not good enough.” This stems typically from prolonged childhood abuse/neglect and can also be genetic.
With this fear of abandonment, we struggle with mood swings, isolation, self harm, and dangerous life choices. We either over exert ourselves in trying to make people stay or push them away before they leave us.
It’s a LOT like bipolar disorder (and is often misdiagnosed as bipolar). You’ll hear BPD say “like bipolar but faster.” Our mood swings go between isolated and depressed to manic which is still depressed but talkative. But with bipolar these swings last days.
