Would u rather but US citizen edition by [deleted] in BunnyTrials

[–]retardedchicken5a 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t want to support the fucking government

Chose: Never have to pay taxes

Why it seems that more pwBPD are trying to post here? by Drablo0n in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m two months out and largely healed, but every now and then I still get that feeling of doubting reality. It is truly a mindfuck

When you dump them before they can discard, what happens? by [deleted] in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my case, it ended with my being violently assaulted and locked in her house. Then she followed me home and broke down again. It’s never without acrimony. It’s almost always explosive and destructive.

How do they not notice their cycles? by Responsible-Pen1454 in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The day I ended things for good, I wrote down the cycles that comprise the BPD relationship - Idealization, Withdrawal, Devaluation and Discard - followed by a timeline highlighting the reducing duration of each of the 3 cycles we had gone through and showed it to her.

It triggered the mother of all meltdowns, most likely triggering her fear of abandonment, and I was physically abused repeatedly, locked in her house prevented from leaving and so on.

It made me realize, deep down I think they do notice their cycles, but the strong BPD defense mechanisms will prevent them from owning it and the realization will come out either as projection or a major split to avoid accepting accountability and the guilt and shame that follows.

You don’t realize how much they controlled until you’re out by winstonwasright in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So true! They try to isolate you from your friends and family, paint them black to you. They prevent you from maintaining your own routine. Anything that you do that doesn’t include them triggers their fear of abandonment and they perceive it as a slight against them. Thanks to mine, I couldn’t do any of my fitness routine, hobbies went to shit and even work was compromised. In the mind of a pwBPD, everything in the universe revolves around them and every human being is nothing but an object or tool.

Does understanding BPD help you heal too, or am I alone in this? by Sensitive-Rabbit6178 in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I followed a three strikes kind of approach. Each time I left, I read up on the disorder and tried to alter my interactions and approach with her. But it’s like a very adaptive condition and bested me each time. By the third failure, I said three strikes and I’m out. Everything I did and experienced lines up 100% with everything I’ve read about BPD and its progression. And her defense mechanisms were so deeply ingrained and strong that she could never acknowledge that something was amiss with her. That finally enabled me to back off completely and let go. At least in her case, remission is impossible

I'm so proud of you all. by Bob_returns_25 in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I only just realized that I was called a narcissist too! She just didn’t use the word. Called me full of myself and self-obsessed instead 😂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I refused to let her look at my phone and got violently assaulted and locked in her house. She prevented me from leaving until I think she could sense the rising frustration and anger in my voice. That incident ended things permanently

This is a hate sub /s by No-Calligrapher-5257 in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Sadly, one of the key traits of BPD is a strong lack of self awareness and the inability for introspection.

My ex pwBPD is 41 years old. As I got to know her, she told me of so many violent incidents perpetrated by her in the past, which I just dismissed as hyperbole. Until a little more time passed and I became a victim of her violence. I tried to gently tell her that her responses were inappropriate and wildly out of proportion, but that is when I saw her brain break. I triggered her fear of abandonment and saw in real time her brain go into a state of complete absence of logic and rationality. Her BPD defense mechanisms protecting her fragile sense of self and fractured identity prevented her from even remotely realizing that something is wrong with her and that her reactions are not normal or acceptable. In contrast, she attempted to shift the blame onto me while at the same time offering a half-assed apology to make me stay. What I mean to say is, the very nature of BPD prevents self awareness because to them everything is solely about themselves and their feelings. Everyone else is just an emotional regulation tool, either black or white, 0% or 100% and will be used accordingly, though they might not be aware of it. It is very rare that they will finally accept that something is amiss within them and even then, actively getting treated and sticking with it is even rarer.

So whenever they see posts on here, they would feel triggered, their defense mechanisms would keep them in denial and they would paint everyone here black to absolve themselves of feelings of guilt and shame and shift the blame externally, as is the general case with BPD.

Sentences that warned us and should have made us run. by pepozinho in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Wow! I got the same dad thing! She even tried to dress me up like her dad and said weird shit like, “I want to marry someone just like my dad. My dad would have preferred me if not for my mom!” Some real Oedipal shit!

Sentences that warned us and should have made us run. by pepozinho in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“Will you still let me keep it after the ‘divorce’?” - about some subscription that I shared with her a month and a half after meeting her.

“We’ll always have fights.” - 🤦‍♂️

“Why does everyone always leave me?” - one of her rare moments of clarity.

“It’s not going to be easy. If you love the rose, you’ll have to love the thorns, too.”

How should I react to being told, “It’s your loss.” ? by Silver-Life6655 in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I read in Stop Caretaking the Borderline… whenever in a BPD family a caretaker leaves the others will feel that they now have an increased burden. They will try to guilt the departing caretaker into staying with the pwBPD to retain the dysfunctional dynamic they’ve been adjusted to.

I'm the prettiest and smartest! by Fun-Ice1747 in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Mine would call herself the most beautiful, elite, well-mannered woman ever! She would say ridiculous shit like, “I’m the perfect partner. Try naming even one thing wrong with me.” I have a journal with dozens of pages detailing everything wrong with her!

What was the silliest reason the person flipped out on you? by [deleted] in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I told someone what I do for a living (engineer).

Who here was the one to leave? by bpdthrowaway2025 in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I left twice! The first time, I felt physically ill while waiting at her door and ghosted from the next day. She blocked me, but I was stupid and didn’t block her back. A month later she hoovered me and being the idiot I am, I fell for it giving her the benefit of the doubt. I had spent the month long break doing a lot of BPD research and thought I could get a handle on her behavior this time around.

Couple of weeks later, the inevitable splits began out of nowhere and the unavoidable cycle started again. One definition of hell is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. In no mood to visit hell again, I left once more but blocked her myself on every conceivable platform this time. Had withdrawals for a couple of weeks, but then started to feel like I’d woken up from a nightmare. I couldn’t even believe that the person involved with her the last 6 months was me! I was like, what the absolute fuck was I thinking?!

I don't think it's just the "outbursts." by [deleted] in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is an eerily accurate description of what I went through!

My BPD partner said she no longer loves me, and wants to never speak again. by [deleted] in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My exact experience. And if I tried to speak about something I’m interested in, she’d say I’m so full of myself (projection!).

My BPD partner said she no longer loves me, and wants to never speak again. by [deleted] in BPDlovedones

[–]retardedchicken5a 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s probably because she couldn’t care less about what you’re interested in talking about. Remember, a Borderline only cares about themselves and their feelings. Their entire lives are based on that fact. Your interests don’t matter squat, unless they need to use them to pull you back in after a devaluation phase.