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is this just a normal thing?

when i get mad upset, anxious. i take blows to my face. when someone says something that i have no words to come back with, i punch the hell out of my face. i literally have bruises on both sides of my face. and when i'm doing this. it doesn't hurt at all. it's why i keep swinging, it feels relieving.

when that isn't enough i grab things like, ...

Hi,

this is my first post on this forum.

My best friend and I have known each other for seven or eight years. We've had a lot of fights, but I'd always managed to get her to stay. Last year, she left suddenly, for months on end. It was pure agony, because she was my everything. She came back, and the first few months were a real struggle - a lot of fights, but still ...

I'm just down. Or mad. I'm not sure.
I wanted to SI really badly the last week. I did last
monday night, but not badly. Not nearly as bad as what
I did before. I just know that keeping this crap a
secret won't last long if I keep burning myself. My
family already noticed the scars on my arm. Eff this
weather; the heat brings them out. Dear mom, please
turn your arm over ...

-The following may trigger-

He is the smartest person I've ever met. He is also perhaps the most broken. I want to gather him into my arms and fix all his broken places. I want to protect him from anything that would cause him harm. Of course I realize there's no fixing him.
He witnessed unspeekable violence under the age of 5. He was raped by his foster father throughout childhood. He was subjected to ...

Saw the shrink today. I am finally letting her medicate me for bipolar II. I kinda feel like I won't be able to fully tackle the BPD until the Bipolar II is under control.

So, I'm on lithium.

I hope it doesn't take a super long time to kick in, also hoping it actually works. I'm so sick of the medication rollercoaster (which is why I stopped letting my doc medicate me).

The doc says ...

Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me with what might be happening to me at the moment...

4 weeks ago I was diagnosed with Borderline personality disorder, after I became suicidal and went to the ER.
I have bad anxiety and depression also, and have since had major problems getting out of bed, masssive stress and skin problems.
I'm currently only on lexapro.
I was just wondering what might be going on with ...

Can some one explain bpd to me by giving some examples about how the symptoms effect your life?

My psych keeps saying I have traits of bpd but she is really bad at explaining and I don't understand the diagnosis.
I have read the criteria and I don't feel I fit the criteria as I understand it. But maybe I'm misunderstanding it.

Also what is the difference between emotionally unstable personality disorder and BPD?


Thanks

My whole life is seeming like a bit of a catch 22. In order to pull myself out of my slump I need to not be in a slump. But I am in a slump.

I have crazy low self esteem right now due to recent failures and abandonment. I need to feel accomplished and accepted to build my self esteem.

I need a job because I need money. To get a job I need ...

so one of the major parts of bpd is not having a stable sense of self, so how have you guys gone about in a way, "discovering" who you are? i've just had a really important person end things with me because when he was trying to get to know me initially i was evasive and not truthful, not deliberately, but because i didn't know how to answer his questions. he asked me "what makes ...

I recently found out I have BPD and that it goes back for generations in my family. I see a lot of others posting here about triggers. Would anyone care to bring me up to speed? I have an idea about them but would like to know more details. Thank you.