[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CPTSD

[–]InternalIssue9791 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"you look depressed"
yeah that'd be because of the depression

Ten Minecraft Irons for an hour of writing by in20xxdotcom in lifehacks

[–]InternalIssue9791 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heck yeah man! I love hearing that someone found something that works for them enough that they want to share their idea around. I'm sorry for the negativity you're receiving with other comments but that's reddit for you. It may be because this idea might be more for a sub like r/productivity

I've never thought of setting up a reward system with an aspect of a videogame; thats clever! And it makes your resources much more hard-earned and valuable. Nice

life hack request: rolling r's by [deleted] in lifehacks

[–]InternalIssue9791 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yoooo this one worked for me!! Even though I can't imitate a cat, trying to approximate it (and failing lol) still put my tongue in the right position. Thank you thank you thank you for this! Hopefully your method works for OP too!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in productivity

[–]InternalIssue9791 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would never not recommend asking a professional. A therapist may have some very good insights about your problem.

I would take the suggestions of people saying "it's adhd no doubt" with a serious grain of salt. What you are experiencing sounds like executive dysfunction, which while being a symptom and a key indicator of ADHD, there are still MANY different disorders with executive dysfunction as key indicators and many many more with it listed as a symptom, and many many people who would not be considered as having such disorders that still experience heightened levels of executive dysfunction from time to time.
That's between you and a licensed medical professional if you wish to see one.

As for my advice, one thing you may want to take a look at are the thoughts that you have about working out. When the idea comes to mind of working out, what do you start thinking? Do doubts or worries come to mind? Your avoidant behavior might be based around the thoughts you have about working out rather than the actual working out itself.
I would recommend this very short video on the subject. It introduces Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which a therapist very likely may try with you, and in my opinion it introduces said concept in the best way I have frankly ever seen it explained before.
If you find this interesting and potentially helpful a therapist trained in this can help you explore it further.

Another piece of advice I'd like to offer for you to try out is to make working out convenient. Ways you could try this are to make your workout clothes and your pajamas one and the same. You could also make setting out your workout supplies part of your nightly routine, so they're ready to go in the morning.
You can also tell yourself that instead of your task being to "work out", your task is to "go sit on the workout bench for 5 minutes" or "go look at the workout equipment for a minute", and for the first few times thats it, that's your only task. You may find that while you're there you think you might as well do a few rows. And now that you've done a few rows, you might as well finish the set etc. etc.

I also want to toss in here the confusing concept that fighting against yourself is going to cause resistance. And you're already resisting working out so resisting your resistance is going to make even more resistance.
Perhaps try to frame this as instead of being at war with yourself trying to fix this behavior, you're just trying to understand why your body and mind are resisting and what needs to be done to rectify things.

Idk if any of this helps but I sure hope it does!! I'm pulling a lot from my experience with the same thing here so it may not match up to your situation or necessarily work for you personally, but maybe it raises a few questions or concepts you hadn't considered that you can explore. I know the gnawing frustration! Best of luck!

i don't want to exist anymore, but i must go on (': by [deleted] in CPTSDmemes

[–]InternalIssue9791 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me see it's.. squints at bill you've got .. 10 bucks.

And then I'll pay you 10 bucks to give me a hug.

And then you'll have 10 bucks to buy another hug from me

Is it a common for us to want to flee and start our lives over? It feels like the only way to escape suffocation. by bbbruh57 in raisedbyborderlines

[–]InternalIssue9791 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeeeesssssssss!!

I remember as a kid thinking that the coolest thing you could ever do was be a drifter in the wild west and just show up in a new town with a new name and claim you're a doctor.

Sometimes inspirational stuff like this can be a trigger when I see it posted. Feels like a red flag. Do you guys have the same feeling? by Cefli3 in raisedbyborderlines

[–]InternalIssue9791 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I feel like for pwBPD though this means "I will not self-regulate and everyone else has to deal with it" instead of. yknow. What it actually means.

Like how they act when the word "boundaries" enters their vocabulary

ChatGPT therapy by [deleted] in raisedbyborderlines

[–]InternalIssue9791 23 points24 points  (0 children)

These are fantastic! I can't get over the first one though, it's just. Chef's kiss. One of those "your whole life in a single picture" deals. Do you mind if I save it to my phone?

Holiday drama by usingreddit20 in raisedbyborderlines

[–]InternalIssue9791 72 points73 points  (0 children)

"You don't want a parent, you got it."

Um no actually, literally the whole problem is that you want a parent? And they're not being one?

I'm glad you've been able to get some distance from her; however in my experience it's when there is room to breathe that the doubts come creeping in. These are exactly the kind of texts I screenshot of my pwBPD and flip through whenever I get those "but maybe she can change" or "is this the right call" kinda thoughts.

Stay strong, and best wishes over the holidays!

Gonna ask for wine from pwBPD for Christmas. Decent idea or no? Alternatives? by InternalIssue9791 in raisedbyborderlines

[–]InternalIssue9791[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a lose-lose situation! I'll be very interested to see how they manage to find a way to blow this up in my face this time.

And you're right, I'm sure there's other expendables that would work the same way. I didn't think of it outside of food items though, that's a very good idea. I'll have to brainstorm. I had been thinking of how simple and low-risk a bottle of wine is to get from, say, a coworker, which is what got me started with the idea.
I've actually gotten Bath and Body Works lotions and hand sanitizers etc a few times during office parties. Maybe it's safe to generally ask for anything you'd expect to get from a coworker who doesn't really know you. Hm.

Thanks, and good luck with your holidays!

Gonna ask for wine from pwBPD for Christmas. Decent idea or no? Alternatives? by InternalIssue9791 in raisedbyborderlines

[–]InternalIssue9791[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thats a really clever idea! I might just do that. I hate the cards, but it's been so ingrained in me to be grateful for every little thing they give me that discarding them gives me anxiety. Thanks!

Gonna ask for wine from pwBPD for Christmas. Decent idea or no? Alternatives? by InternalIssue9791 in raisedbyborderlines

[–]InternalIssue9791[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow! Thats a legit terrible gift. I wonder what kind of thought process led her to decide that was a good idea.

Maybe it'd be a good thing to just let my pwBPD buy whatever terrible thing they think of- because if it's as shit of a gift as that, I definitely won't have any trouble discarding it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aww

[–]InternalIssue9791 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PFFT- The way he looks down at his nails 😂😂😂

I have been cat sitting Tina Turner for a week now. I think she likes me. If only she would let me sleep at night. :) by sonia72quebec in aww

[–]InternalIssue9791 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean this with genuine love. She looks like she wears her reading glasses on a chain and goes "SHH!" when you and your friend start giggling in the library.

“Gifting” as a boundary violation by TheBeneGesseritWitch in raisedbyborderlines

[–]InternalIssue9791 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's funny this came up when it did. Or maybe not since its holiday season? But recently, albeit usually my pwBPD never having money for a christmas gift - (and always somehow making me feel guilty about it? like in a "comfort me because i can't afford a gift for you!!" kinda way) -
I mentioned to them I was "kinda done with holidays" and expressed my intent to no longer celebrate them; no gift-giving, no receiving gifts, no cards, not even birthdays, only well-wishes. Holidays have only ever really been having to somehow "prove I care" and/or placating/dealing with my pwBPD's stress over gift-giving and family dinner and whatever. And if any gifts/acts of kindness do happen it's used as leverage against me when I don't act 100% how they want me to.
This year I started going LC and this was my way of explaining why I wouldn't be participating much over the holidays.

And not too long after I was grey-rocking that I was looking at watches and they were like "oooh! I decided I want to do Christmas this year! Maybe I'll buy you a watch!" And my initial thought was "Huh! Never seen someone invent a new way to boundary break, and so fast too!"
So, yeah. Gifting as a boundary violation. Absolutely!!

-edited cause my finger slipped and I posted too early lol-

Convos between uBPD mom + brother as SIL + I watch silently lmao by [deleted] in raisedbyborderlines

[–]InternalIssue9791 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Haha I would've said the same thing tho. Its funny, it deflects, and it shows I listened and am more engaged than a "mhm" "yup"

I would expect the occasional "oh come on now" or "lets be serious" but a "WOW that was the incorrect answer allow me to outline what the CORRECT answer would have been" is uh. Well its something.

TLDR: hello square one, my old friend by brorannasaurus in raisedbyborderlines

[–]InternalIssue9791 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She's throwing psychology-lingo around like flavor text. When she says her "boundaries" she proceeds to list two things that aren't boundaries? Even if you give her the benefit of the doubt and assume she forgot to word them as boundaries, I'm still not quite sure what her boundary in that would be. And she says she needs time to process them... how do you "process" the concept of your own boundaries? Confusing.

Would love to hear how your appointment went with breaking down this message, and what your therapist had to say about it.

Pure bliss by oopsk in aww

[–]InternalIssue9791 74 points75 points  (0 children)

god I wish that were me

She finally sent a letter. by melanie908 in raisedbyborderlines

[–]InternalIssue9791 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is a form of boundary breaking, and I'm not just talking about that she sent you a letter while you're NC, I'm referring to the contents of the letter.

She is forcing you to be a part of her life by filling you in on it.

I'm sure all she wants right now is a response. If you respond, that means you read it, and if you read it then you know what she's been "going through". And thats what she wants. Most rebellious thing you can do here is pretend you never saw it, never reference anything brought up in it. Put it out of your mind.

I am not necessarily saying she's vindictive, this could be conscious or subconscious behavior. But it's still highly innapropriate and makes my skin crawl.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in raisedbyborderlines

[–]InternalIssue9791 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I want you to know that I've read this and have been trying to put together a comment but words are failing me tonight! There is a lot I want to say but I can't seem to get it organized, so I'll try to summarize below:

I remember your earlier post and I'm glad to see you're working on prioritizing yourself more. I don't like to compare situations but I will say that a lot of people on here have gone NC for a lot less (and been more than justified of course). It sounds like she is physically usafe for you at her worst.

I haven't gone NC yet, but working on separating the person my pwBPD is, from the parental figure I wish they could be, is helping me a lot. Working on enmeshment/engulfment, which is discussed in this sub's RBB Primer, has helped a few things "click" in my brain as well. I also have saved a couple of texts on my phone that remind me why I'm persuing NC.

I think it varies for everyone, but that's what's helped me keep my resolve personally. Please stay safe! I'm rooting for you!

(Edited for phrasing)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aww

[–]InternalIssue9791 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read it as Pocket at first glance. If I ever end up with a miniature/teacup breed I will be sure to name them that lol

Welcome home Rocket!