Welcome! Introduce yourself here 🙂

Thanks Peach for the welcome 😏 I am sure just supporting each other in this community is a good start and mentors and support workers such as yourelves are doing a great job. Credit to you and your motivation to help others manage their challenges

Hey @CRyan Welcome to the forums! Parenting is so tough at the best of times, you're doing an amazing job trying to do as much as you can while you're working through stuff. I feel for you. Try to be kind to yourself as well.

I hope you will find this to be a supportive community. Welcome and all the best 💝

Hi @CRyan

You are very welcome, and thank you for your kind words. Peer-to-peer support is invaluable! You are a part of what makes our communities so great already ❤️

@Zoe7 and @Eyad i also have trouble letting family and friends know I struggle with anxiety.

logically I know they wouldn’t judge and would support me but I feel I don’t want to burden them.

I also must admit to feeling judgemental of myself for not being able to just cope and deal.

I would never judge or criticise anyone else for the above but I am trying to be more gentle and loving to myself

@Me73 , that's great insight. I too hope you can feel more able to go gentle on yourself. We all deserve it!

Looking forward to seeing you around on the forums!

Hi everyone, things have become worse than ever and my anxiety is ruining every aspect of my life. A few recent big losses have not helped and genetics. I'm not sleeping or eating and have become extremely sad and negative. Thank you for the acceptance 🙂

Thanks @Paperdaisy It is useful to read other people's journeys and appreciate the welcome.

I had a good day today just doing things with my daughters while committing to their sport activities and remembering to just be present. I think us BPDers need to remember we may be feeling distress but others around us are not necessarily so it takes the pressure off having to always manage younger one's emotions. sometimes being angry or tired for my girls is just that and i try to let them self sooth and not read into it.

My mantra today was ' respond - don't react' and that helped... mind you I am still an inpatient in a clinic so I did 6 hours and then was able to retreat.
I am hoping to find some resources for structuring my days so i dont feel so lost in the emotions / I have an early morning exercise plan and that helps. I volunteer one day a week for 2 hours as well. any other sugggestions would be very helpful for those strctures / planning of days whe we just feel lost in the distress cycle. thank you C

Thanks @tyme happy to have found this place. Hope I can find some help, share and support others too