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Hey! It's an unfortunate name but what it actually means is that someone with bpd experiences emotions more strongly than others- which in turn can affect behaviour. It doesn't mean that there's a fault with your personality. I would reccomend reading the NHS website explanation of bpd. Also if you think you have it I would recommend seeing a professional to get a diagnosis. I have friends who have bpd and they lead perfectly functional happy lives thanks to therapy and sometimes medication. All the best to you :)
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Thanks so much for replying (and understanding) I know that, and I have read loads and done loads of those tests (I know they aren’t diagnoses but it gives me an idea) and it resonates with me other than the uncontrollable anger part. I am fairly chill in that respect, although thinking about it I think it’s another mechanism to avoid being abandoned so I try to present as suuuuuuper ?? I hate the term personality disorder, it literally stops me mentioning itnto anykne it sounds like a defect and that you have no personality or substance other than ...mental illness
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@uwotm8 Hey I think whilst those forms are great you've got to be careful that you dont obsess about it if you can because doing those forms can become a compulsion. I've had an inkling I may have bpd and taken those tests but really you can only be diagnosed by a professional. Also with regards to the term, its just a name. People who are educated and understanding on mental health wont stigmatise you if you do have it. What do you like to do to try and take your mind off things? Are there any movies you like to watch?
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@Daffodil I can’t do anything I enjoy until I have my std results back. My life is literally on hold. I convinced myself o have STDs even tho I have never had one which would result in a breakup I absolutely am not equipped to handle
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@uwotm8 Ah okay so getting an STD test was a compulsion then. I understand in a way what you're going through I feel as though my life is on hold as I'm stuck with a horrid false memory and I'm trying to work out every day if it's real until I know I can't get back to normal, ofc I realise that this is a complete catch 22 as the OCD will always make me ask more questions and never find an answer.
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@Daffodil Yeah defo a compulsion. It took me about 16-17 tests to actually believe it’s a compulsion and it’s my ocd and not being “sensible” I kept feeling really irresponsible if I didn’t repeatedly test.
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@uwotm8 That must have been really scary for you I'm so sorry you went through that. I recommend getting cbt/ERP asap if it worked for you before
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@Daffodil Yeah especially when I was getting symptoms then getting tested, then having to WAIT for results, and having the plan them in advance and book time off work and not tell my partner to not open a can of worms ??♀️
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@uwotm8 Shows how nasty OCD can be, are u in a position to get cbt/ERP?
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@uwotm8 Just punched shit out of my leg in frustration cuz he came in from work, said he was going to the shop didn’t kiss me until I asked him to THEN I panicked something was wrong cuz he seemed distant and I worried I annoyed him cuz o had to ASK for affection then he said he was feeling under pressure by going normal things.. What, like fuck off with out a goodbye kiss? Am I unreasonable?
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@uwotm8 Hey I think all of what you've described is your OCD there, worrying, ruminating and asking for reassurance. I know that may not help but it might help to realise it's OCD. OCD attacks what is most important to us.
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@Daffodil Yeah of course But then my fear of abandonment is so extreme I can’t even function properly anymore Over my dead body
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@uwotm8 I think you should arrange cbt/erp as soon as. I promise as bad as it seems right now Itll get better
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I keep ruminating 24/7, from the moment I wake up, think all day and all night until I sleep again that “OH MY FUCKING LORD IF HE LEAVES ME ILL HAVE TO DIE” I am making myself so I’ll and unproductive. I actually wonder if I mean it sometimes too tbj (Please don’t fucking flag me I can’t exactly vent anywhere else in life lol)
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Hey I'm in a bad way too, I ruminate all the time too it's very scary. I barely do anything all day and I've quit my job. I empthasie I do. Do you have a safety plan in place? You could ring samiratans/or email them if you dont feel like talking. Are you in therapy currently? Keep yourself safe :)
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@Daffodil I am safe cuz I don’t wanna risk losing my partner. My life literally revolves around him I can’t even deny it I am kinda in therapy? I’ve been to one session but it was generic counselling while a woman looked at me like this ?
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@uwotm8 Okay firstly that great so long as you're safe. Secondly, oh my I have been there. Some therapists really have no idea about OCD, I've seen various counsellors and I knew more than them about OCD. I would recommend finding a CBT/ERP therapist? Are you in a position to get a psychological assessment? Generic counsellors can be good but for specific mental health problems sometimes you need experts, theres no shame in this. I've seen so many therapists and I've had to change, finally I've found one who actually understands OCD. Things will get better I promise.
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@Daffodil I thought that’s what I was gonna be getting when I went for my repeated referral appointments! I even mentioned I had cbt for ocd before Then she tried to fix me with logic, yknow, like I have already tried myself before lol ?
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@uwotm8 Yes imagine if we could just logic our OCD away??
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@Daffodil Luxurious ?
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I actually read about it and it sounds similar to the stuff I go through. I feel abit iffy about it bc nobody has actually given me a diagnosis except one service bbut they only asked me questions surrounding ocd. It doesnt have to be your label just the same as ocd isnt your label either. If you're talking to anyone atm like a therapist might be worth mentioning to them
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I feel like a freak tho I don’t want a fucked up personality lmaoooooooooohhh no sir ?
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@uwotm8 Not fucked up at all and definely not a freak!!
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@Cactus8 Well I certainly feel like a lost cause lately ?
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Other than the supposed OCD, I also feel like I may have BPD, which wouldn’t be all that surprising considering the people that conceived me are undoubtedly OCD and BPD asf but I feel problematic to self diagnose. The symptoms are eerily relatable and on Reddit I’ve seen people with diagnosed BPD talking about a “favorite person” that they obsess over and rely on for their “happiness”. Perhaps that’s why when I gain overly obsessive and attached crushes on guys it’s legit ALL I can think about 24/7. Not just the positive dreamy stuff, but also the scary negative stuff that I start making outlandish conclusions about them. Is that a thing for people with BPD, where they dread that their favorite person will give them a reason to no longer be their favorite person? Other than that, my mood and state of mind is terribly unregulated. It’s like my emotions cloud any logic and reasoning (which I guess can also be the OCD) that only increases my anxiety and depression and rumination. Caffeine obviously makes it worse but before I get anxious asf I feel excited and happy. Not to mention my impulsivity. I make a lot of self destructive choices and always find myself regretting them, but I still keep making them. When I eat I have to have something terribly unhealthy, and then I start binge eating. I also have a spending problem but that was last year so I’ve kind of moved away from that. I also feel DEEPLY insecure and always do my best to escape and avoid reality for my own sanity. And when I make plans with my friends I always feel anxious that it won’t go as planned. There’s also something I noticed when I get in a depressive mood, I start fantasizing about how everyone around me would react to my death. Not because I want to see them in pain but i like to think about how they’d feel or won’t feel about my passing. There’s probably a lot more to me that screams BPD, but at the same time there’s a chance that maybe I’m reaching.
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I’ve never been diagnosed with OCD, but I relate so much to what people here are going through. I used to think it was just anxiety, and I felt like I could handle that. But lately I’ve been spiraling—constantly afraid that what I’m feeling is something worse, like psychosis or losing control of my mind. I feel so detached and scared, and I just want peace again. I have anxiety doing the smallest things, like the thought of waking up everyday and even eating give me straight up panic. I am afraid all the time, it’s paralyzing. And a lot of people say someone with psychosis wouldn’t worry that they’re in it, but then I convince myself I’ve been in it this whole time, and haven’t known, and that maybe I’ve been doing weird stuff. Idk. I also get really scared of labels. Even the idea of OCD makes me feel like I’ll never get better or like I’ll be stuck like this forever. I just want to be okay. If anyone has felt this way—confused, overwhelmed, or scared of what’s happening in their mind—I’d really appreciate any support or encouragement.
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Hey, so idk if I have ocd, I would like to think I’m a very self aware person but I don’t wanna self diagnose at all, lmk what you guys think. So pretty much my whole life since I was young I remember having irrational fears im sure it was all trauma induced but when I was a kid I thought my father was poisoning me until I asked him, he started crying and was so shocked that I could ever even think that, my parents broke up when I was legit fresh out the womb, mom worked two jobs and disciplined me, dad let me do whatever on the weekends and got me snacks so I was obsessed with him so obsessed that it was mandatory for me to kiss his picture 20x everyday before school. Growing up I always felt followed by cameras or like someone out there was recording me waiting for me to do something embarrassing to expose me in front of the whole world and my life was over 🤣🤣 I thought my abusive ex bf was stalking me through my I phone camera after we broke up and it would truly stress me out, it made me believe that it was the reason he never reached out again bc I probably looked ugly in the camera he was stalking me through. If I fall out with a friend Ill over analyze everything to see if I did anything wrong and god forbid while I’m self reflecting I realize I did something wrong I feel like an evil person, verbatim the people I fall out with is bc they’ve done me wrong in some way and it has to b something hurtful or repeated mistakes for me to really stay away for good, so I’ll beat myself up for making mistakes with another person who’s made the same amount of mistakes if not more and in most cases I always fall short, and this when I question if it’s ocd or I’m just to self aware and see the ugly in me bc I’m not perfect and it’s just makes me feel so unsettled but again that’s a normal feeling and the next step is to forgive yourself and do better moving forward, not obsess over it like your trying to convince yourself you’re a good person. I’m also hot tempered and will say hurtful things when I’m mad I’m definitely a crash out in the way, you push my bottoms way too many times and I will shred you, and I’ll say things ik will hurt you and that’s just so low, then the anger goes away and I have to face the guilt, which makes my “ocd” 100x worse, it almost feels like I have to do everything right to not trigger it yet again I don’t have the self control to do it all right, I actually have a lot bpd tendencies again not diagnosing but I’m just trying to understand my brain. I worry about dying, getting a terminal illness. uti turning into kidney infection then into cancer kind of thing, knowing that life in general can b tragic is so scary to me, like what will be my story? What will be my life experience?. I believe that people see right through me and discuss it amongst each other, I always tell myself I am not that important but I can’t seem to shake it off sometimes. When I would break up with my ex I would have pre written paragraphs ready to b send if he ever decided to reach back and I would do this to make sure I didn’t forget a single thought, that every point i felt I need to prove was there, and that bothers me bc do I want win an argument or fix the issue. All of these feelings make me feel so pathetic and embarrassed people move on with their lives and I’m still stuck on something that happened 3 yrs ago. Then I’ll get manic get a tattoo, change my hair, go out clubbing do what I can to b the sexy young girl that I am and it helps in the moment but it worsens my mental after the euphoria is gone. I’m currently staying home, not going out, have only 1 friend so I feel like ocd progressively got worse now, I don’t remember it getting this bad in a while. lmk what you guys think don’t judge or think I’m embarrassing I’m actually so cool and if have to convince you I’m cool I will LMFAOO no but fr help
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