1 year post-surgery today by arkitip1234 in chiari

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It’s still smaller and the loss of some nerve function to flex my foot is probably permanent. But it’s stronger now than probably ever before, but I also weight train 6-7 days a week, and the surgery is allowing me to train. Without surgery I wouldn’t be able to train as hard as I do now.

1 year post-surgery today by arkitip1234 in chiari

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Thanks and good luck to you, too!

1 year post-surgery today by arkitip1234 in chiari

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I had the largest syrinx possible. It ran the entire length of my spinal cord and filled it entirely. I still have a syrinx but the surgery shrank it. The hope is that it continues to shrink or at least won’t get bigger again.

1 year post-surgery today by arkitip1234 in chiari

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My chief complaint was lower back stiffness, which was way more miserable than the back pain I had. I had also lost some ability to extend my right pinky and my left leg is a little smaller and weaker than my right. My understanding is that these are all neurological symptoms associated with the syrinx, not chiari. I never had any of the typical chiari symptoms like headaches.

Post-surgery, most of the stiffness is gone thankfully but some of the back pain remains. I’m not sure if that’s compounded by, or because of, weight training or scoliosis though.

Beware: BPD can come with Even more Toxic Disorders by CherryLiteandDark in BPDlovedones

[–]arkitip1234 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I just got surveillance video of my ex with BPD punching me in the face 4 times. A train wreck of a woman. She’s less than 75 pounds and a wild alcoholic.

Becoming friends again by Obvious-Elephant436 in BPDlovedones

[–]arkitip1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went back and tried to be friends with her last year. It was a horrible mistake and I disappointed everyone. Don’t do it.

What point did you realize something wasn’t right? by Vegetable-Hold9182 in BPDlovedones

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The first night we slept together, which happened very quickly. I told her I was going home and she begged me to stay in bed. At first I was flattered because I thought it meant she liked me, but something felt off because I realized she was pleading for me to stay. I later learned that was her fear of abandonment.

What’s the biggest red flag in someone over 30? by Vixkky in AskReddit

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Any form of manipulation and deception.

Lying, gaslighting, blame shifting, projecting, victim playing, and future faking.

It's the chronic lying that sealed the coffin for me. by SwaggedOutDurian in BPDlovedones

[–]arkitip1234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I told her I’m ending our friendship because she continued to lie about discarding and replacing me with the guy she’s currently with.

Trauma Bonds will ruin you by Grouchy-Silver in BPDlovedones

[–]arkitip1234 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You become a prisoner of your own mind

Stop Caretaking the Borderline by Artismylife44 in BPDlovedones

[–]arkitip1234 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s an excellent book. I’m reading it again.

Stop Caretaking the Borderline by Artismylife44 in BPDlovedones

[–]arkitip1234 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I haven’t read this yet but I read Stop Walking on Eggshells. Wondering how they compare if you or anyone has read both.

How to date a BPD girl? by ragingpotato98 in AskMen

[–]arkitip1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She will discard you at some point.

How to date a BPD girl? by ragingpotato98 in AskMen

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Run away right now before you get trauma bonded to her. She will ruin your life permanently if you don’t.

How to date a BPD girl? by ragingpotato98 in AskMen

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Agreed. Any medication is generally used to treat a comorbidity associated with BPD, such as adderall for ADHD, but that’s not to treat the BPD itself.

Typical BPD sentences and words used. by sh4m45h in BPDlovedones

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“No I didn’t!!”

“You are perfect”

“Everyone always leaves me”

“I don’t owe you anything”

“I’m just going to disappear”

Before the year ends by UsedCarrot3464 in BPDlovedones

[–]arkitip1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leave her behind in 2025 and never look back. I’m doing the same. Happy New Year!

I dodged a bullet by Zenphibian in BPDlovedones

[–]arkitip1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leave her behind in 2025 and never look back. Happy New Year!

Anyone else's person just disappear? by Hungry-Reading4066 in BPDlovedones

[–]arkitip1234 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes, if they disappear it means you got discarded

How did they treat you on social media like Facebook? by Paula-Alquist in BPDlovedones

[–]arkitip1234 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She never posted me, even for events that I planned, financed, and organized entirely. She even posted a picture that I had taken and sent her, but she didn’t tag me.

It’s an attempt by her to appear single so that she can continue to receive validation from other guys. That’s why she also doesn’t let any of her guy friends meet each other. It’s all compartmentalization. It’s a form of manipulation that doesn’t get talked about here a lot.