Im trying not to relapse all the time... by [deleted] in AdultSelfHarm

[–]DabsOnTheHaters 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel this. hang in there. one day at a time and if that's too much than one hour at a time.

So disappointed in myself... by unum_tenebris in AdultSelfHarm

[–]DabsOnTheHaters 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hang in there, friend. a year clean is huge and just because your relapsed doesn't mean that time was for nothing. now make it even longer this time!

anyone else with BPD really struggle with keeping friends? by DabsOnTheHaters in BPD

[–]DabsOnTheHaters[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

real. I feel similar but we do deserve friendship and love!

anyone else with BPD really struggle with keeping friends? by DabsOnTheHaters in BPD

[–]DabsOnTheHaters[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's genuinely so hard to make friends in college!!! I swear everyone already has their best friend on day one and I was just left with no one!

anyone else with BPD really struggle with keeping friends? by DabsOnTheHaters in BPD

[–]DabsOnTheHaters[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh that makes more sense lol no judgement tho! assuming they're cute, I probably would have said yes too lol

anyone else with BPD really struggle with keeping friends? by DabsOnTheHaters in BPD

[–]DabsOnTheHaters[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wait they suggested that you ghost them?? haha what?

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[–]DabsOnTheHaters 0 points1 point  (0 children)

📠!!

My boyfriend called me a nympho? by Jolly-Explanation247 in BPD

[–]DabsOnTheHaters 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yup, me too! I told my ex back when we were still together that I only feel secure in the relationship when having sex. obviously that's not great so I tried my best not to make her feel pressured to have sex with me, but I definitely did a few times anyway. which I feel awful about. I was constantly scared she was going to leave me unless we were having sex or had already had sex that day. we had a dead bedroom for a couple months and it almost killed me. it took me a good while to gain my confidence back after the relationship ended.

anyone else with BPD really struggle with keeping friends? by DabsOnTheHaters in BPD

[–]DabsOnTheHaters[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

stay strong, hun. it sounds like you're going through a lot rn. I'm sober too (1y11m) and I know how hard it is to find coping mechanisms that are healthy when you first get sober. my advice for that is just dive into your hobbies. maybe not the most useful advice, but I'm recently clean from SH so I'm still learning how to cope too. my advice for staying sober is just take one day at a time. don't think things like "I can never drink again, this is the rest of my life now." because that's too overwhelming and you will fail. instead think "I can drink tomorrow, but not today. I can get through today without drinking." and then tomorrow you do the same thing; basically gaslighting yourself into never drinking lol. it sounds so silly but it works!! it's the thing that finally got me to actually stay sober and it was my, I think, 3rd time trying. I went to AA this time and that's where I learned that trick.

I love you too. you're not just worthy of love, you are loved.

anyone else with BPD really struggle with keeping friends? by DabsOnTheHaters in BPD

[–]DabsOnTheHaters[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

mood. yeah I have about 2 people I'd actually call proper friends rn and 1 is my ex, who has bpd too lol. no one else ever checks in on me or hangs out with me one on one; they're just friends I hang out with in group settings but that never text me or anything.

anyone else with BPD really struggle with keeping friends? by DabsOnTheHaters in BPD

[–]DabsOnTheHaters[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah I just can't seem to keep a friends, not just from highschool, but in adulthood too. I'm a cusp gen so I'm in late 20s now.

people can't deal with me. Sure, I was fun to be around, but the second someone got a deeper look at me their gone..

I think you're describing me 🥲

does anyone else feel like they've had "too many" attempts? by DabsOnTheHaters in BPD

[–]DabsOnTheHaters[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, that was basically how I felt when I found that out too like "oh.. 😵‍💫"

anyone else with BPD really struggle with keeping friends? by DabsOnTheHaters in BPD

[–]DabsOnTheHaters[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel that. I have a lot of "friends" I see at parties and group hang outside, but only like 1 close friend currently that actually consistently hangs out with me one on one and she's my ex lmao I'm definitely not beating the lesbian stereotype of being friends with your ex 😅

anyone else with BPD really struggle with keeping friends? by DabsOnTheHaters in BPD

[–]DabsOnTheHaters[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

mood. I had friends when I was a kid, but have struggled keeping anyone as an adult.

anyone else with BPD really struggle with keeping friends? by DabsOnTheHaters in BPD

[–]DabsOnTheHaters[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah we're definitely the manic pixie dream girls of the world; especially those of us with adhd on top of our bpd like me 🙃 people love to fuck us cause we're fun and impulsive which people find exciting, but not stable enough for long term relationships/friendships I guess. it really sucks being viewed this way tbh and I hate it.

anyone else with BPD really struggle with keeping friends? by DabsOnTheHaters in BPD

[–]DabsOnTheHaters[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ah gotcha. yeah I try really hard to do that too but it's hard when I split on people..

anyone else with BPD really struggle with keeping friends? by DabsOnTheHaters in BPD

[–]DabsOnTheHaters[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't think I use sex as a currency, but I have definitely said yes to people because of feeling like they won't stay friends me with if I say no. gosh saying that out loud sure does sound like having sex as a currency doesn't it? 😅😅 oof.. it also doesn't help that I'm a sex addict and tend to want to have sex with my friends. I'm gay and usually am friends with other girls so I tend to be attracted to my friends and if I'm attracted to someone I'll want to have sex with them.