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whats bpd and whats me

Postby jaus tail » Mon Nov 24, 2014 12:23 pm

i've been thinking about this...what part of my behavior is me and what is bpd.

i mean i can do any act and say, 'oh its the bpd, it wasnt me it was a voice, some mask that took over, the chamelion act.'

how do you know whats you and whats not or rather whats you and whats bpd?
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Re: whats bpd and whats me

Postby violet8 » Mon Nov 24, 2014 2:35 pm

Hey Jaus,

I struggle with this a lot. As in, ok, so do I really feel like this or is this my disorder talking?

The only thing that is helpful is some spiritual advice I heard once. It goes something like this, "Higher Power is eternal, therefore anything pertaining to it is eternal too. If it must be right now or never, it is not eternal and therefore is not from the Higher Power."

So to apply that to BPD, who we are, our very essence is eternal (or at least as long as we live). Therefore, if you are feeling pushed to do something on the spot, if it must happen right now, if it can't wait, then it is BPD. If you can sit on it and wait for a couple of days or a week and it still rings true, then it probably is from you.

I hope this helps.
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Re: whats bpd and whats me

Postby madjoe » Mon Nov 24, 2014 3:09 pm

all the good is you
all the bad is bpd
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Re: whats bpd and whats me

Postby WendyTorrance » Mon Nov 24, 2014 3:40 pm

Whoa, why the need for such differentiation. You are you, with advantages and disadvantages.
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Re: whats bpd and whats me

Postby creative_nothing » Mon Nov 24, 2014 3:58 pm

WendyTorrance wrote:Whoa, why the need for such differentiation. You are you, with advantages and disadvantages.


You are Goddess, all the rest is ignorance.
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Re: whats bpd and whats me

Postby WendyTorrance » Mon Nov 24, 2014 4:18 pm

You are such a sweetheart Creative :)
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