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"trauma bond" is real...

Hi @MenSufferToo

I agree with your point on support services for men: a lot of posturing and curtailed time afforded all the while.

Thank you for speaking out.

Hello people ☺️

I have just been diagnosed with BPD & NPD. This journey has taken 7 years.

It’s a relief to be honest. I’ve been trying to shortcut my mental health all my life. For the first time, I’ve totally accepted my condition. I’m reading to do the work.

As many here know, BPD is exhausting. Managing one’s external state with the internal wars simultaneously is relentless.

Acceptance is change.

I am optimistic.

Hi there I’m Paul4 and I was told in 2022 that I have BPD. I’ve had many a struggles with depression, suicidal thoughts and attempts in my 48 years of life. And I’ve had enough of this garbage affecting the true side of me. I’m here to listen and learn from you all + even try some of your tricks of the trade to dull these thoughts. I do want to get back to, what one would say, a normal life (but what is a normal life?). A life where you feel that people aren’t judging you, where you feel safe to speak up and say I’m not good at the moment, knowing that you’re valued respected and loved by those around you, when at times you don’t want to ball your eyes out crying or go shopping for an implement to be used for your final goodbyes. Thanks for reading.

Hey there @Paul4 . Your post sounds like my former life.

So much emotional torment. It was torturous to live.

Good news is, with the 'right' therapy, BPD is 100% treatable. It is about re-training the brain to think in different ways. Long process, but totally worth it.

You can have a look at the Spectrum website (Vic specialist for personality disorders). That's where I got my treatment from a number of years ago.

Hi everyone, I am a late 20's transgender woman and I have just been diagnosed with BPD and CPTSD among other mental health issues. It's safe to say that I am battling with these diagnoses. After coming out as trans in 2021, my life has been a rollercoaster. I have lost so much since making the realisation of my true identity and struggle to find reason to get out of bed each day. I feel like I am hiding behind my issues and burdening others with them. By putting myself out there and connecting with communities like this, I will be able to claw back out of this deep dark hole that I am in at the moment. So I am so glad I found this forum and hope it is helpful. Cheers.

@moderator @tyme

apologies for the tag and if this isn't in the correct thread, I wasn't sure where to put it and I no longer have threads of my own. but can someone please reply to my email about changing my username? I did reply with some usernames I wanted.

Hey @red_roses ,

We’ve received your request anf you will receive an email shortly.

Thank you for your patience.

hey @tyme , i replied again.

the username was supposed to say britishtvfan , it says britishvfan instead. can you please change it?

i wanted to go with redroses but that was already chosen apparently.

Lol. I had to check and double check because I couldn't see the difference at first. @red_roses

So sorry. I'll do it right now.