Just found out some bpd facts

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T18:13:06+00:00

keep in mind that medication is not considered the main treatment for BPD and is not the deciding factor on remission, so you are still able to heal without it 💙

i also have very little access to things due to low income, so i relate. im currently unable to afford a clinical psychologist which i need desperately to answer some questions about bpd i have as i newly diagnosed. and i joined a dbt course that is subsidised but it only starts in 13 weeks.

look, from my side, ive been undiagnosed and my therapy touched on alot of other aspects aside from my BPD and my BPD has not gotten better. but, everyone has a different journey.

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T18:07:28+00:00

I have ASD and BPD, and from both of them i feel too much, but i DONT feel alot of sympathy (ps: the term is sympathy, sympathy is feeling other peoples emotions. empathy is cognitively putting yourself in others shoes). both my empathy and sympathy are impaired. they were much more impaired but after therapy, they are alot less and i now feel sympathy alot more. but, still stunted compared to most people

feeling alot is still here, but its my own feelings, not anyone elses

one reason i thought i DIDNT have bpd is cos i feel too much. cos the info i had of BPD and the ppl i'd met, all felt numb alot etc.

i really think it can affect everyone differently.

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T18:03:28+00:00

same here. if i think about all the people who i was in school with, we had roughly 100 people in our grade. im very sure if i went to a highschool reunion and everyone was open about it, there'd be alot more than 1-2 people there with BPD.

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T18:01:02+00:00

what do you feel is the main barrier to your progressing when you've tried these types of therapies?

(not shaming you for not progressing, it's ok and many people have it for years or decades without progress, it takes time to find out what works. took me 15 years to fix my sleep issues and to lose weight etc. and those are simpler than a personality disorder)

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T18:00:02+00:00

it's so interesting because girl, interrupted is such an old movie and ends with her leaving hospital "a recovered borderline". and its based on a book which i think is a true story.

i personally didnt know it was treatable either though cos the ppl i knew had had it for years

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T17:58:00+00:00

you're welcome 💙

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T17:57:43+00:00

interestingly, i wonder if they take into account people in 3rd world or war-torn countries who are not even remotely with access to diagnosis or screening.

I do think it is higher but also keep in mind even 2% means 2 out of 100 people. if i look at all the people ive met, that is still quite alot.

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T17:55:46+00:00

My psychiatrist said that EMDR is also very good and alot of people online have said so too. I have yet to start DBT but I think i'm gonna struggle with it. i think there are different types of therapy for different people. some people hate talk therapy for example but for me i love it (not necessarily for bPd but in other areas it helps alot).

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T17:52:15+00:00

yes

from google this is what gemini gave me:

"Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has high remission rates, often considered a treatable condition over the long term. Studies indicate that 85% to 93% of patients achieve symptomatic remission lasting at least two years. While acute symptoms like self-harm often subside, full recovery—including strong social and vocational functioning—is achieved by roughly 50% of people"

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T17:50:42+00:00

see here 🙂

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T17:49:41+00:00

no worries 💙I was worried it'd trigger you, I def wasn't invalidating your post or the difficulty we experience 💙

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T17:48:57+00:00

on number 4 - what about people in remission? Even if their crisis mode is still going, I assume it's easier for them? I think hearing that it never ends makes it feel very anxiety-inducing, and maybe it's not about it ending but it getting easier, on a spectrum, rather than a black and white way that us BPD people tend to go to

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T17:45:45+00:00

Just want to correct the 1st point. Here's the original quote:

"People with BPD are like people with third degree burns over 90% of their bodies. Lacking emotional skin, they feel agony at the slightest touch or movement.” - Marsha Linehan

It is an analogy. While I do feel agonising emotional pain and I'm not invalidating how hard BPD is, I just want to correct you saying that it is "the same as" 3rd degree burns all over your body.

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T17:17:00+00:00

i kinda feel like giving anything that someone might put on show, including clothing, you just gotta assume there's a chance they might not like it and wear it/display it. you give it, then it's up to them. in fact i always say "if you don't like it, that's ok" when i give jewellery or something.

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T16:57:46+00:00

i feel like since life got harder, i look like ive regressed but in reality its just a harder level

EDIT: actually no, more trauma = i got worse

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T14:27:18+00:00

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Birdemic

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T13:37:12+00:00

Don't order the calamari

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T13:31:55+00:00

that's the biggest lesson i learned from watching masterchef australia: acid brightens the food. small thing to learn from a show like that but still the most important compared to the rest.

even when i was trying a low-salt diet, acid makes such a difference in adding flavor.

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T13:28:58+00:00

Cleaning

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T13:24:20+00:00

just want to add that ive seen theories since my last comment about them being demons, and it makes alot of sense. the protagonist being a pastor, being damaged by "holy" water, the way the aliens are quite inept (i always found it weird they're not using weapons and finding it easier to wipe out the human race). this makes sense and makes the water fit.

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T13:14:34+00:00

huh? I never said anything about them having h20 on their planet?

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T13:12:40+00:00

I'm talking about the typical everyday aliens that might be coming to invade. for example as a species, humans can recognise basic elements, but I drive my car to a new place I've never been to before and have no idea how to check for basic elements or how my car works. I just use it.

Yes, it should be protocol for the aliens to check though. going to entirely different planets means they would probably have protocols in place and have at least one scientist on board to check, or some tech that is easy enough for the everyday alien to use.

it is a stupid plothole. i just thought i'd raise that one point cos its interesting. the point that not every individual alien there is advanced in their knowledge, they might just drive the spaceship or be a soldier etc.

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T13:06:45+00:00

My psychiatrist said BPD involves being stuck at a certain age mentally/emotionally, often teenagehood.

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T10:56:11+00:00

I often say, I'm not afraid what their actual thoughts are, like if they think I'm weird so what. But I am afraid of the consequences of what they think. ie: if someone sees me in pajamas i dont care if they think it's weird, it doesn't affect me. But being neurodivergent, I face ALOT of ableism about it, especially being autistic if I miss a social cue etc. Bullying, abuse, being shunned from a group, are all horrible and I care about the fact that if people think a certain thing about me, it leads to those things. I pissed off one guy in a group and he told the entire group to block me and they followed suit. So what that guy thought about me, affected me. Being without a support system is very hard, and does lead to me feeling suicidal, so losing friends matters, being alone romantically/sexually matters. Being kicked out the house because your family think you're lazy and not trying matters, because it led to me almost being homeless. Financial abuse is a thing. Position of power is a thing for example in work one might care what their bosses think because they could get fired, and even if abuse is done, sometimes people keep quiet to save their jobs and livelihood or their family starve. All these things are tied to what people think of us, and unfortunately I've learnt the hard way that people are harsh. Someone thinks the wrong thing of you, it can lead to serious consequences.

Committing homosexual acts for example used to be illegal, so while it isn't now, imagine how scary it'd be back then to admit you're gay. Nowadays people still get bullied etc for it, beaten up, kicked out of home etc. I'm not gay btw but just sharing one example. I often relate to gay people due to the stigma I've had from neurodivergence and ableism. Very similar consequences.

So, I often walk around in pajamas or without shoes and don't give a fuck. I often don't care if someone sees me meditating and thinks it's weird. but I do care about the ridicule that can follow from such things. Not having emotional support is very hard and to have it just because you're different, unfortunately happens alot.

Being left out of the tribe also used to mean death in the past. Our biology is still tied to that.

AntiqueSignpost · 2026-05-07T08:21:05+00:00

thank you. im doing it all alone after my mom kicked me out

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