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Isobel | Casual Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

ECT

Hi. I'm new to the forums and thank you all for sharing your stories. I had ECT a few months ago and am now really struggling with anger and extreme anxiety (and memory loss). I have never been an angry person and now feel even more lost. I was prescribed

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Paradox | New Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

Paradox

Hi! I'm [name] Paradox. I think the name describes my mental state and my journey. I was diagnosed with ADHD + BPD ten days ago. Finally. (I've run through different diagnoses that I tried to live with, co-exist with in the last decade). It felt

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May22 | Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

Addiction and BPD

Hi, I'm 22 years old, living with and struggling with Borderline personality disorder, psychosis and a very heavy cannabis addiction. My addiction steams from using cannabis to be able to handle my own emotional swings from day to day. Each day is an ulti

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Woody89 | New Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

Supporting a partner with chronic pain

My partner of 13 years has been dealing with chronic pain on and off for 10 or so years, but the last two have been particularly challenging. She started full time work (from home) a couple of months ago, which has been overwhelmingly positive, however in

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enngem | Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

Undiagnosed/unknown mental health issues

Hello, I've previously posted about caring for my husband over the past now 9 months. Brief run-down: - started with poor sleep, low self confidence, obsessing about relationships with people at work- developed into suspicious behaviour about me

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Friendd | Casual Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

I don’t know how to help

I have this friend who has BPD and she's manic right now. She lost her Nana during the last COVID lockdown and she hasn't been able to face the death in a healthy way. Last time I saw her she told me she hasn't cried yet but now she's taking Alprazolam

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Tracker | Casual Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

Advice

Hey all, I'm struggling dealing with my 31yo daughter who was diagnosed when she was 18 with BPD after 1 visit. I didn't believe it but over the years she has gotten worse with trauma along the way. She has a 4yo son. Father was violent and she fled when

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SunnyRays | Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

Hi people!

Hi guys,I am new here. I was too lonely and decided to look for a place to connect and here i am. It's been years that i been single and this lockdown made it harder to get back to relationship matter. I been feeling down and losing track of day and night

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Bee27 | Casual Contributor | Last message 5 years ago

I need some advise about my boyfriends substance abuse

My boyfriend of one year, he told me at the start of our relationship a few months in, that he was a heavy ice user in his early 20s. He is now 29 and stop using ice a few years ago because of the toll it was taking on his life and he didn't like the path

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