PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS!!!! Please input...

BleedingHart wrote:Physical symptoms I experience as a result of struggling with BPD but may not always be attributed to it include:

Mental exhaustion leading to physical fatigue
Lethargy
Irritability
Loss of appetite
Weight loss
Insomnia
Hypersomnia
Mania
Depression
Piercing stomach pains (likely from indulgence in eating and alcoholic beverages, may have an ulcer)
Crying spells
Day dreaming/Spacing out

Probably more that just don't come to mind atm.

Yep. Bleedinghart nailed it.

I personally have weight issues, ever since my dx. I have lost a lot of weight and I was a size 6 to begin with. Now my hip bones stick out and I am a twig. It isn't intentional and I am not anorexic, I just I don't feel like eating when sad, feeling depressed or triggered. And when I am triggered the whole ######6 world comes crashing down and I cry a lot. I do space out... and have completely disassociated a couple of times but only when under complete stress and panic.

The mania... oh God, yes. I am the life of the party when manic, I feel very sharp and witty... the typical charismatic Borderline! The problem is that after feeling elation, I usually crash and burn.

I also have headaches and stomach pains. I have back pains. I sleep in a lot, oh, I love to sleep. And while I chalk it up to introversion, I am a homebody and might be a bit agoraphobic as I don't really go out... unless for worship or needing to go to the store. I have friends but don't hang out often. In fact, I rarely hang with friends and prefer to just text them.

i find when i'm in a depressive episode, i tend to get really ill, like infectious ill. like my immune system is so depleted that i can't fight anything off.

not sure if it's just a crazy coincidence or if there's a link.

just something i've noticed. being sick exacerbates the depression too. makes me feel useless and hopeless/helpless.

AngelTears wrote:It isn't intentional and I am not anorexic, I just I don't feel like eating when sad, feeling depressed or triggered.

I know this Luckily I love cooking, so my weight is ok. But try and eat even when not hungry. It will make you feel better

I dont really cry, ever(?!) I often can't, even if I wanted. My crying gets stuck, like everything else.
Under the feelings of emptiness.

oh i understand the not eating when stressed.

if i'm really agitated or sad, or depressed i lose all appetite. as soon as the issues are resolved i'll get it back though. sometimes though the needle goes in the opposite direction, and i want to eat everything in the pantry.