Battling BPD
So I myself as a listener have various struggles and one of my main are dealing with my diagnosed bpd. I always want to reach out to others that also deal with this disorder and try to give people hope because I know how tiring and overwhelming this disorder can be at times.
What are your biggest struggles in dealing with bpd?
My more recent and strongest struggle would be dealing with making mistakes. I get this overwhelming sense of shame and guilt, a strong fear that I’ve disappointed those around me. Depending on how big or small the mistake is, I tend to spiral down a path of thinking those that my mistake has effected or even passerby’s, they probably think the absolute worst about me. I fear that I can’t show my face, for example, in work ever again if that’s where the mistake has occurred. I don’t know how to handle my shame around letting others down. Logically, I know that we’re all human and mistake are unavoidable, but my BPD doesn’t think that way.