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I have no patience.

Everything has to be NOW.

I like walking if I have nowhere to go but if I have a destination I need to reach, I need to drive. I need to be there fast. What's the point in spending ages getting somewhere when you can get there quickly.

When i'm drinking I need to be drunk asap.

When I make a new friend I need the intensity of a lifelong friendship, ...

I'm feeling very numb and hopeless. Something that destroyed my trust again today (a separate checking account and post office box of my spouse) has left me in that numb hole. I'm so tired. That's all I can say. My family came over and tried to help but triggered me into the defenseful, nasty me. Than rapidly back to this pit now. My husband says he still loves me but threatens to leave all the ...

striving towards a goal make you happier than achieving it

Two nights ago I've seen the movie Side Effects. It made me think about how easily psychiatrists give medications. Here, in Italy, it seems to be harder to get them, in contrast to USA which are portrayed as "meds spammer". Is that true?
In my experience, after seeing a psychologist and a psychotherapist, nobody has thought I need meds, even If I've been diagnosed, among the others, with bdp and a severe depression personality disorder. ...

:cry: - Lately, I've been noticing that people have been distancing themselves from me. People who used to be okay with me, just ignore me now. None of them wished me happy birthday or anything. I've been feeling like complete crap lately. I used to socialize a lot, but now, I keep to myself. People used to complain about me always ranting and venting ...

Has anyone else noticed that you get a lot stronger, and make big strides in your recovery when you just do what you want? I know that sounds laughably simple, but it is really working for me.

I have only just started doing this. I used to do whatever anyone else wanted me to do. If I said no to anyone, or said I disagreed with something or someone, I would feel so guilty, even ...

Hello,

Would like some opinions. I'm supposed to be seeing a Psychiatrist soon, how does the initial appointment work? Should I tell him of my current Dx(s) or do they evaluate you themselves and give you a new one? I've only seen Family Docs and Psych NPs before... so not sure what to expect.

anyone?

Wow. I just don't feel good enough anymore. When people ask me what my hobbies are, I go "uhhh..." feel like I don't have many. I feel like I'm ten steps behind with hobbies and interests. If i don't have many of these things, how am I ever going to look interesting enough to other people? I feel like i lack SO MANY THINGS and its going to take me months or years to add ...

In a lot of my reading about BPD, and pathways to recovery, I come across statements that essentially say "overcoming BPD, or at least gaining some control over it, requires a lot of work on the part of the BPD sufferer."

Often the description of this work is not provided. So in general, what is meant by this "work"?

Is it practicing the teachings of DBT? Is it practicing meditation? Saying affirmations into the mirror ...