And if you read the symptoms and descriptions of the condition, even the clinical, helpful ones can make it out like you're a monster.
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For me, the condition feels like missing an emotional skin, a protective layer that's supposed to buffer external stimuli.
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So everything gets felt really hard. Good things, bad things, imagined things. It all produces a disproportional reaction interiorly.
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So violent mood swings happen. And suicidal ideation happens. Black-and-white thinking, detached sense of self, only love or hate for others
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Then of course there's the stigma, because, well, "personality disorder" doesn't sound great, does it?
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So I talk about the anxiety a lot. I talk about the eating disorder and about the depression because these things are more "acceptable."
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But I recognize now how this unique emotional, mental terrain I've had to navigate has shaped me. Even in positive ways.
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I think I'm a very empathetic person. I think I've had to become more fluent in emotions to cope with my violent extremes. Bad and good.
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The labels we put on these conditions will change. The stigmas and general conventions of thinking on them will change. We can help that.
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So I'm a person with this thing. It's been challenging and I've had to work and grow around it. But I'm a very happy person. It's possible.
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