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Originally Posted by SadRobot
Hello everyone,
Shortly after I signed up on this forum I went away and had no internet but I'm back now..Anyway, as always, I struggle with sticking to a schedule and a while ago I found an online tracker of moods and eating times, bedtime etc, to motivate me to be disciplined, but as I had no internet and I kept everything in a notebook I didn't really stick to it and now I just put all the data in and it shows only a 20% success in keeping the schedule which made me feel worse! Because I know being unruly makes my mood swings worse...and then guilt is added in the mix because I feel responsible for getting worse and it's a vicious cycle.
Especially if other people are involved, I can't be assertive enough to do what I know I should do for myself (for example last night a friend was over and just wouldn't go home and it was way past my bedtime but couldn't say anything even though I was getting in a vile mood and knew the next day would effectively be ruined...)
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Hi- I am new to the forums and have only been diagnosed recently with BPD. I have tried a couple of different mood trackers and now have one that I think I can stick with.Since this is all new to me , I am really interested to see what it may show. Its not easy to always stick to a schedule, so if u are sucessful 20% of the time,then that is a start and shows that you can do it. I know that some days it just seems impossible.Just like being a diet you have to forgive yourself and start again the next day.
I can relate to your issue with not being assertive as that is a big problem for me as well. I'm hoping to make some progress in therapy with that.
I hope to chat with u again and I am sending a hug your way.
