Coping with BPD: Seeking Advice for Managing Intense Emotions

What are the best ways to cope with having BPD? I am medicated, going through psychotherapy, and I have temporary distractions but I still find myself struggling with sudden and intense emotions, especially if something - no matter how small - upsets me in some way. Any advice is appreciated, thank you!

Struggling with BPD and Toxic Relationships

I've been thinking about the possibility that I may have bpd but I'm very unsure. when I've looked into and all of what it entails, I relate to a lot of it. However anytime I hear people who are diagnosed talk about it and their experiences, I feel like it's a bit more intense than what I experience. Or I'd say a better way to put it is there are a lot of things they talk about bpd coming with, that I don't experience. I have a really big problem with cutting people off even when they're terrible people. Everything people with bpd say about having a favorite person, is what I experience. Even with new people, if they show me the right kind of attention, I get very obsessive and it's like my whole world suddenly revolves around this person and my mood is dependent on their response. I just recently got out of a very toxic relationship/friendship with my ex boyfriend and then friend of 6 years. Even after time and time again of him treating me terribly and doing awful things to me, I couldn't handle the idea of him not being in my life. Even now it is still hard, but I've finally forced myself to keep him out of my life. All n all, I'm not sure if me being bipolar or autistic have anything contributing factors in this but I'd really appreciate some feedback.

Is it safe to follow my doctor's suggestion for borderline personality disorder?

Is it safe my doctor suggested it he suggested it for my borderline personality disorder

Questioning if I Have Bipolar Disorder or Borderline Personality Disorder

i have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and for the longest time (like 5 years) i’ve been questioning wether or not i have BPD or some kind of other condition also, i’ve dismissed this idea many times but recently i’ve been genuinely questioning it. most of my symptoms line up with bipolar but there’s a lot of symptoms that don’t really have to do with bipolar. it could be just my ptsd or my medications that are not working properly but it feels more than that, even when i’m not having an episode i rarely feel actually stable and i always have this feeling like something is missing and i am empty, i have very complicated attachment issues that would take paragraphs to actually go into detail about, my moods are constantly up and down everyday and then i’ll have episodes of mania and depression on top of that. there are a LOT more reasons i feel it may be something more like bpd or something else. i just wanted to ask people who have bipolar and borderline what they think and what their experience is like having both to get an outside perspective ( i don’t have a psychiatrist yet)

Seeking Advice on BPD Medications

I've recently been diagnosed with BPD and would like to know what medications worked for others who also suffer...

Coping with a Diagnosis: How Are You Managing?

How have you been dealing with your diagnosis?

Experiencing Memory Gaps and Altered Behavior: Possible DID?

Hi. So quick backstory uh I’m officially diagnosed with BPD but not DID but I’m starting to have stronger evidence it might in fact be the latter, or possibly both? Not sure. So i just want y’all’s thoughts on the latest odd behavior that I’m now realizing I’ve done all my life, but also suspecting why as well…. Anywho….. I’ve always avoided scrolling very far back in my own posts on ANY type of social media site, including this one. Never really noticed. Well, I’ve been a bit extra introspective as of late, and noticed sometimes old comments i made that come across my feed for whatever reason make me deeply uncomfortable, for two reasons. 1: i simply have no memory of making them at all and 2: i would never under any circumstances ever ever even say that thing. Well today it happened again, except this time said disturbing comment was on MY old post…. Which was equally bothersome. Something clicked in my head and, risking worse a bit of discomfort, scrolled back in my own posts pretty far. Some of them i remembered. Some i did not. And a lot of the ‘not’ ones were things i would never say. I realized without looking (thereby avoiding the most extreme discomfort yet) that i do the same thing (not scrolling back) in the most extreme form with messages. Yikes. Imo there are vastly compounding issues as to why this is problematic. Please think this thru before replying…. I don’t want to list all the symptoms I’ve come up with that fit the DID requirements perfectly or this post would be 5x this long haha. Also pardon me for not describing better… there’s still a lot of terminology i don’t know. TL;DR: Please tell me if this is something a DID individual would experience. TIA 💜

Feeling Empty: How Do I Help Myself?

I feel this really weird version of sadness, that I don't quite know how to explain. Its this very empty feeling, and I can feel my mind and body need something but I can't pin down what I need as it isn't a physical need, but an emotional one. I will start crying but its more me sitting in silence with tears running down my face rather than a more active way of crying. I don't know what this is and I don't know how to help it. It usually comes out at night. I'ts making me extremely uncomfortable but I have no idea how to help myself, this is one of the rare times I truly am clueless. I needed to get this out of my mind.

Struggling to Quit Smoking: Seeking Advice

Does anyone have any advice on how to quit smoking? I've tried patches, gum, hypnosis, and I'm on Wellbutrin. Nothing seems to work for me. When I don't smoke, my mental health issues get so much worse.

Medication for Borderline Disorder: What Works?

what type of medication do you take for your borderline disorder?

Coping with Borderline Personality Disorder: Seeking Support

hi there, founf out i was a borderline last year. dont know any other borderlines, how is everyone else coping?

BPD Diagnosis Doesn't Add Up: Fear of Abandonment?

I've been diagnosed with BPD twice but some things don't add up - like the "fear of abandonment" must show up differently for me. Instead of fear, instead of begging people to stay or making a scene, I get cold, distant, and it's more like a "I've accepted you're definitely gonna leave eventually so, whatever." Of course this is in illogical situations and I don't WANT people to leave/ignore me, cuz if they do, I explode but not necessarily with "PLEASE STAY". I've found comfort in being alone since childhood so, maybe that's why?

BPD and ASD: Overlapping Symptoms?

my current diagnosis is bpd, ocd, social anxiety, afrid.. but over the past few months my sensory issues have been getting worse… I’ve been researching ASD and it’s resonating a lot, has anyone had similar symptoms to ASD but had a BPD diagnosis?? I’m scared to bring it up to my DBT therapist :/

Looking for insight on mirtazapine and venlafaxine cocktail

anybody have any insight on this medication cocktail of mirtazapine and venlafaxine, and if they were beneficial for you

What do you think about clonazepam?

Opinions on clonazepam?

Ketamine Use: Experiences and Advice?

Anyone else try ketamine

Misdiagnosed with BPD? Seeking Advice

Mostly a rant but if anyone has advice that would be good. Thank you!! TLDR at the end I think I’m misdiagnosed. Officially I’m diagnosed with BPD, but I don’t think I have it. Last year, I admitted myself to the psych ward because I couldn’t keep myself safe and the second time I was also psychotic (both 2021, once in April and once in August I think) and they diagnosed me BPD there. I have episodes. Strong emotions become overwhelming and I lash out at people, but I’ve gotten really good at holding back and not saying something that’s mean. I realize when I’m having paranoid thoughts. I have a fp, my partner, and I split sometimes. I also have a lot of derealization. Almost half the time I’m sure that no one is real but me (of course i don’t tell anyone and I don’t do anything about it because I know it’s just a symptom). I don’t have a sense of self at all. I also am diagnosed bipolar. I don’t get mania a lot, like maybe once or twice a year. But again, strong emotions and cycles of depression. I was on medication. Cymbalta. In 2019- a year before i started getting bpd episodes and I went through a lot of trauma in 2020. When I went to the ward for sh in 2021, they gave me latuda but it was $800 with insurance. I feel like the two conflicted and made me kind of delirious. I didn’t start seeing and hearing things until that point. My psychiatrist also gave me Adhd medication at some point but with the other meds it made me really numb so I stopped after a week. The therapist I saw for like a month told me that I’m unusually aware of my emotions and how my disorders effect me. I think I might have autism, adhd, and something relating to compulsions. Autism runs in the family and I’ve always had trouble with eye contact, overstimulation, sensory issues and general socializing stuff. I also kind of carry myself weirdly. If that counts. I know adhd has a lot of symptoms that correspond to autism. Like I can’t tell the difference when I fidget or stim. I don’t think I have ocd. But I have a lot of compulsions. For example- when I was like 6-7 I would wash my hands and then take a cup and pour water on the sink nozzle so I didn’t get those germs on me again. It happened every time I washed my hands for months until my mom made jokes about me becoming a germaphobe so I worked very hard to stop and make sure I didn’t “become a germaphobe”. If I don’t actively work at it, I fall into cycles of stuff like that. TLDR: When I was in the mental h*spital I was diagnosed Bpd, Bipolar with psychotic features, and anxiety. I think I have Bipolar, Adhd, Autism, and something to do with compulsions.

Managing BPD Manic Episodes: Tips and Tricks

What the best way manage a BPD manic episode?

Do people with BPD have manic episodes?

this may be a silly question, but do people with bpd have manic episodes, similar to bipolar people? i don’t want to be using a term specific to one condition. ofc i know that bpd people go through mood changes a lot faster than most bipolar people but i was just wondering if it applied to bpd too :)

Coping with Anger: Tips and Tricks

How can I cope and handle having so much anger, including lessening said anger?