|
Jun 13, 2010, 12:03 AM
|
 |
|
|
Member Since: Apr 2010
Location: East Coast of Florida
Posts: 98
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cenaco
wow that was the best description of BPD...and basically described my entire life existence in a nut shell. wow
if I could thank you for that post 1,000 times I would...
Also, I have never been officially diagnosed with BPD, but was diagnosed with clinical depression my freshman year of high school. I have always felt that I am far too complex to be simply depressed. I feel as though BPD is a very accurate diagnosis, but I have to see a therapist before I can make such a judgement I suppose.
I was wondering though, if anyone would happen to know, if those with BPD have trouble accepting criticism. I have had this problem for almost all of my life. I always take things so insanely personally and get overly defensive and often become livid/enraged when I feel people are "attacking" me...when they may only be giving simple criticism. I can't handle any rejection/disappointment out of others...it makes me FREAK OUT. I am constantly seeing things in black and white - kind of like that love/hate thing with relationships, etc. I have serious anger problems too. But anyways, do people with BPD have that problem with criticm I was talking about? Thanks everyone, good luck to you all!!
|
Hi, I have BPD and all my life I have had a terrible time accepting criticism. I am 57. As a child I would call my Mom a liar when she returned from parent-teacher conferences where she shared with me the good and bad things the teachers had said about me. So she made me go to all P-T conferences so I would believe the criticism were honest. It was humiliating.
It's wierd though, while reacting terribly to criticism at the same general time I would also be asking and begging other people to tell me who I was and what were positive things about myself. My friends would rarely share their thoughts with me and it made me believe that I really did not have any good qualities about me. It was not until I was diagnosed BPD that I realized that there were others out there just like me!!  What a relief!  And after therapy and gaining life's wisdom I figured out what I was I thought I was good at and didn't give a flip if anyone else agreed. So now I can take criticism. I just consider the source--friend or foe--and let it roll off my back. I hope that helps. bipolarbearV Look For The Laughter! 
|