I'm Cait, 21, live in Erie PA. I have Borderline Personality Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, and avoidant personality disorder traits.
I'd like to be friends with some cool people who have mental issues, so that we can lean on each other when we need to. I also would like to offer up my favorite message board to anyone who has BPD or thinks they might or has BPD traits: www.bpdhaven.proboards.com/index.cgi
It's the BPD haven and it's a great place.
Anyway, anyone who wants to can friend me... although my journal is usually just me complaining really.. it's not exciting or anything.
I'd like to be friends with some cool people who have mental issues, so that we can lean on each other when we need to. I also would like to offer up my favorite message board to anyone who has BPD or thinks they might or has BPD traits: www.bpdhaven.proboards.com/index.cgi
It's the BPD haven and it's a great place.
Anyway, anyone who wants to can friend me... although my journal is usually just me complaining really.. it's not exciting or anything.
hey i'm new to livejournal. come check me out and be my friend! i'm working through alot of shit in my life right now but trying to enjoy the journey. i've been diagnosed with depression, borderline personality, social anxiety, situational anxiety and mild ADD/OCD. Love to find some other people i can share my journey with, so lets chat about life!
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Hey guys! :]
My name is Ashleigh, I'm 19, from Chicago.
I'm the owner of
love_in_general
It's a community based on love, of all sorts. At LIG you can brag about your relationships. Your significant others, your friends, your family, your pets, hobbies etc.
Anything and everything related to love is accepted!
It's an open community, so al you have to do is add+friend us and you have all member rights.
What are some thingslove_in_general offer to members?
-TONS of great posting ideas, surveys, topics, etc where you can post all about people/things you love.
-Freebie graphics. Mainly icons, but there will be banners awarded for the occasional contests.
-Contests, members all vote for all sorts of photo contests. We are always open for suggestions on contests as well! :]
-Meet new friends!
The comunity is created & ran by me, and my co-mod is
mirandaxstarr.
We currently have a promotion contest for a new graphic designer! Whoever promotes the most people to join LIG automaticaly becomes our graphic designer!
Join Today, We would love to have you! :D
My name is Ashleigh, I'm 19, from Chicago.
I'm the owner of
love_in_generalIt's a community based on love, of all sorts. At LIG you can brag about your relationships. Your significant others, your friends, your family, your pets, hobbies etc.
Anything and everything related to love is accepted!
It's an open community, so al you have to do is add+friend us and you have all member rights.
What are some things
love_in_general offer to members?-TONS of great posting ideas, surveys, topics, etc where you can post all about people/things you love.
-Freebie graphics. Mainly icons, but there will be banners awarded for the occasional contests.
-Contests, members all vote for all sorts of photo contests. We are always open for suggestions on contests as well! :]
-Meet new friends!
The comunity is created & ran by me, and my co-mod is
mirandaxstarr.We currently have a promotion contest for a new graphic designer! Whoever promotes the most people to join LIG automaticaly becomes our graphic designer!
Join Today, We would love to have you! :D
Well,
I've had to reset the counter back to zero. Which to tell you the truth annoys the f**k outta me.
Sometimes I think I'm doing really well and I'm coping, and for a while I might think, "I'm gonna make it thru this, I might just be okay." Then some terrible, terribleness that has been waiting in the wings jumps out and goes, "haha, we fooled you! Life is shit, here have some more issues! *gift wrapped*"
Oh, why do I always fall back to old behaviours? They are so unhelpfull and I know that, and the worst thing is after I did it I did not feel any better and still had to have a huge form filling session with my therapist. And then the Doctor had a big lecture for me, and it's not like I could run away from her, they practically tied me to a chair.
I'm gonna put what happened under a cut. DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU MIGHT BE TRIGGER
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Hi everyone, I'm Chrissy. Since I'm lazy, it's easier for me to do this in outline form (thanks, OCD!)
- I'm 33.
- I live in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
- Was diagnosed with major depressive disorder, OCD, Panic Disorder, Dysthymia, and social anxiety/phobia years ago. Those diagnoses lasted 10 years.
- Early this year those diagnoses were dropped for BPD (the dysthymia still stands).
- I'm currently on 100mg of Seroquel twice a day, 60mg of Paxil, .5mg of Klonopin 3 times a day, 150mg of Wellbutrin SR 2 times a day, and 400mg of Seroquel to sleep.
- I feel the best I've felt in a while, but that can, and does, change quickly. I have episodes a couple of times a month. I get serious mood swings, and my rage can be downright scary. I feel much more balanced now that I have the correct medication.
Besides all this craziness, I'm a nerdy freak! :) I'd love to make some new friends that understand living with mental illness, so check out my profile and add me if you like!
Take care all! :)
- I'm 33.
- I live in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
- Was diagnosed with major depressive disorder, OCD, Panic Disorder, Dysthymia, and social anxiety/phobia years ago. Those diagnoses lasted 10 years.
- Early this year those diagnoses were dropped for BPD (the dysthymia still stands).
- I'm currently on 100mg of Seroquel twice a day, 60mg of Paxil, .5mg of Klonopin 3 times a day, 150mg of Wellbutrin SR 2 times a day, and 400mg of Seroquel to sleep.
- I feel the best I've felt in a while, but that can, and does, change quickly. I have episodes a couple of times a month. I get serious mood swings, and my rage can be downright scary. I feel much more balanced now that I have the correct medication.
Besides all this craziness, I'm a nerdy freak! :) I'd love to make some new friends that understand living with mental illness, so check out my profile and add me if you like!
Take care all! :)
- Current Mood: cold
- Current Location:15221
- Current Music:Scream Awards on Spike.
Hello Darlings,
Hi,
I'm Nic, I'm 26 years old and I live in New Zealand.
I was diagnosed with BPD, in 2004 during a hospital stay.
I have been bouncing around various programs and on various meds since I was 16.
I have self-harmed in the past but have been 'clean' of this for around 5 months. -(this time)
Getting diagnosed was really a Godsend for me because for once I fit in. The symptoms were my symptoms, and I was just so pleased to realise that I was not the only one in the entire world who feels like this.
I still struggle a lot with my emotional regulation, and interpersonal relationships. But looking back on where I've come from I realise that I have made so significant changes in my life.
I used to be suicidal and now I'm not. I used to hurt myself several times a day. I don't want to trigger anyone so I won't go into details but I am lucky I'm not dead. Well lucky is an interseting choice of word but still...
Now I've come to the point where I have to decide where I'm gonna got to next, and to be honest that thought scares the shit outta me, because for so, so long I have been 'Nic- with problems'
Something to be dealt with or fixed or managed.
I am just about to begin a six month, intensive DBT training program. They say they can cure me, I'm sceptiacal... but at this stage3 I am willing to try because I want to move on and not have this control my life anymore.
So I would love to hear from anybody, People at the same stage as me, people less far on their journey who I can encourage, and people who have made it and can say that it can be done.
Have a beautiful day.
Nic
- Current Location:Sanctuary base six
- Current Music:bolero
Hi. My name is Raven. I am 23 years old, a mother, and was diagnosed with BPD last September. I have another livejournal, but this is my LJ for speaking mostly of my Psychiatric issues, progress, and venting more honestly than the other.
My life has never been "normal" by popular standards.
My father was an alcoholic and a drug addict before I was born. He took peyote one night and prayed to God to let him meet the right woman, the one that would save his life... The very next day he saw a beautiful glowing blond-haired woman, reading stories to a group of black kids outside of a fair ride. (he was a carny)... and he KNEW that he had found his angel. A couple years later, clean and sober, he convinced my mother to have me and I was born January 22nd 1985 in Louisville, KY. My mother passed away unexpectedly and tragically on Thanksgiving of last year 2007, which was the worst year of my life. thank the higher power for the birth of my now 14 month old son, Gabriel Joseph.
At age 10 I began to show signs of Obsessive Compulsive disorder, yet my parents dd not believe in psychiatry, so I suffered through it. At age 14 I ran away from home and was raped. At age 16 I became pregnant with my oldest child, a daughter, whom I believe has saved my life. i ahve two other children now. My oldest is 7, middle is 4 (another daughter), and my little man is 1yr old.
On a sad note- My mother was everything to me. She was my greatest support person and my best friend. Losing her made me spiral out of control. RIP MOMMY November 28th 1950- November 22nd 2007. She had a Livejournal. It was </a></b></a>starrshine1 =( I miss you, mommy forever and always. Her loss has effected my familie's life tremendously. She was so inteligent and suspected that I had BPD as a teen, but I never seeked help until recently and was mis-diagnosed numorou times before finding the wonderful Psychiatrist that I have now. i am FINALLY making progress with her and her loving care for her patients/passion for Borderline Personality Disorder. She is like an angel to me.
I welcome fellow diagnosed BPD sufferers to add this LJ, for I need the support. I've been keeping this all private until now, especially from my frends on my primary LJ. PLEASE feel free to add me and I will add you back. i want to make new friends that truly understand what it is like to have BPD and what it is that we go through.
XOXO//Raven~
My life has never been "normal" by popular standards.
My father was an alcoholic and a drug addict before I was born. He took peyote one night and prayed to God to let him meet the right woman, the one that would save his life... The very next day he saw a beautiful glowing blond-haired woman, reading stories to a group of black kids outside of a fair ride. (he was a carny)... and he KNEW that he had found his angel. A couple years later, clean and sober, he convinced my mother to have me and I was born January 22nd 1985 in Louisville, KY. My mother passed away unexpectedly and tragically on Thanksgiving of last year 2007, which was the worst year of my life. thank the higher power for the birth of my now 14 month old son, Gabriel Joseph.
At age 10 I began to show signs of Obsessive Compulsive disorder, yet my parents dd not believe in psychiatry, so I suffered through it. At age 14 I ran away from home and was raped. At age 16 I became pregnant with my oldest child, a daughter, whom I believe has saved my life. i ahve two other children now. My oldest is 7, middle is 4 (another daughter), and my little man is 1yr old.
On a sad note- My mother was everything to me. She was my greatest support person and my best friend. Losing her made me spiral out of control. RIP MOMMY November 28th 1950- November 22nd 2007. She had a Livejournal. It was </a></b></a>
starrshine1 =( I miss you, mommy forever and always. Her loss has effected my familie's life tremendously. She was so inteligent and suspected that I had BPD as a teen, but I never seeked help until recently and was mis-diagnosed numorou times before finding the wonderful Psychiatrist that I have now. i am FINALLY making progress with her and her loving care for her patients/passion for Borderline Personality Disorder. She is like an angel to me.I welcome fellow diagnosed BPD sufferers to add this LJ, for I need the support. I've been keeping this all private until now, especially from my frends on my primary LJ. PLEASE feel free to add me and I will add you back. i want to make new friends that truly understand what it is like to have BPD and what it is that we go through.
XOXO//Raven~
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crazy
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