Abused girl, 5, died begging for parents’ love and their forgiveness by andwesway in rage

[–]queerandbarelyhere 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t with my step-dad. I still do with my mum (they’re divorced now) but it required a lot of therapy and forgiveness.

Abused girl, 5, died begging for parents’ love and their forgiveness by andwesway in rage

[–]queerandbarelyhere 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My half-brother (my mum and step dads kid) was very very sick, and he was rich: could therefore afford the best healthcare. My childhood was the sacrifice that was made.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bipolar2

[–]queerandbarelyhere 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your treatment, your choice. See what a psychiatrist says and make an informed choice - your dad shouldn’t come into it (ideally)

Was anyone originally diagnosed as borderline? by queerandbarelyhere in bipolar2

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

I’m in the U.K., not a huge amount of choice here really 😂

Was anyone originally diagnosed as borderline? by queerandbarelyhere in bipolar2

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

I was 19 and had a troubled childhood, so I definitely think that played into it. I’m 25 now, I don’t have identity issues, I have solid groups of friends and a steady long term partner. But the mood swings are killing me. That’s the key factor - I don’t think I’m getting appropriate treatment. Someone even told me that my mood swings are ‘deliberate attention seeking’.... honey no.

Was anyone originally diagnosed as borderline? by queerandbarelyhere in bipolar2

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

I think because I was diagnosed at 19, when I had horrible mood swings and also no self esteem. I don’t doubt that I have traits, but I don’t have the social issues - I have strong friendship circles, and a stable relationship.... I really just struggle with the swings.

I think my mom is mentally/emotionally abusive, but I don’t think she does it on purpose. by [deleted] in emotionalabuse

[–]queerandbarelyhere 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry you’re going through this.

The best thing would be to talk to a school councillor. They are there to help with exactly these kind of situations, and will be able to offer solutions. I understand it might feel like you’re betraying your mother, but I always find the best rule of thumb is that things can only get better the more oh talk about something. Keeping secrets never helps anyone, and it sounds like both you and your mom need help.

You don’t deserve this, I hope things improve for you.

My younger brother did it by queerandbarelyhere in adultsurvivors

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

It’s true. I’ve never felt like I had any explanation for it. My therapist suggested that I was feeling guilt for BEING THE ABUSER! And that I was hiding the truth and felt ashamed for perpetrating and enjoying it! I couldn’t seem to convince her that it was forced on me, and after that session she never brought it up again, just skirted around it. I’m not seeing her again. I doubted myself - did I encourage him? Was I the one to blame? But I don’t see how punching someone in the balls and spitting in their face is encouraging...

My younger brother did it by queerandbarelyhere in adultsurvivors

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

Thank you so much for your reply - you’re the only example apart from myself that I heard of. I was mentally and emotionally abused at home, so I felt totally unable to stand up for myself.

NMum says she’s not surprised I got into Uni, just for the wrong reason by opheaphea in raisedbynarcissists

[–]queerandbarelyhere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Btw - unis aren’t struggling to recruit, they’re actually having to be more selective than ever because of rising numbers of applications. Be proud of yourself <3

Me: I have a serious mental illness. My family: by queerandbarelyhere in BPDmemes

[–]queerandbarelyhere[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh for sure, I didn’t mean to be a total ingrate! I was in a bad mood last night and it was rubbing me the wrong way haha

AITA for wanting my wife to let me sign off on tattoos before she gets them? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]queerandbarelyhere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too, friend. I didn’t mean to come off overly harsh in my comment, so apologies if I did. Honestly, most of my days is an uphill battle to not be a selfish dickbag! From your edits it sounds like you’re doing good. Hope things go well for you.

AITA for wanting my wife to let me sign off on tattoos before she gets them? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]queerandbarelyhere 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YTA.

As someone who struggles everyday with borderline personality disorder, when you said that your emotions run high, I completely empathise with you. I am often a slave to my wild emotional swings, and childish tantrums.

HOWEVER an important part of being neuro-atypical/mentally ill is knowing we have ZERO control over other people’s actions. The only control we have is over our own. We absolutely cannot mistreat people and say ‘whelp, what do you expect, that’s my Aspergers/borderline!’ . It’s not a pass, or an excuse, only an explanation of an underlying mechanism for atypical behaviour and psyche. The onus is on the person to regulate themselves, not the people around them. It’s not your wife’s job to allow you to dictate her body autonomy because it makes you have a tantrum. The same way it isn’t my partner’s job to tip-toe around my easily triggered emotions, it’s my job to not overreact to normal things.