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Originally Posted by powertools321
First off there is no "idiocy" on your part. Stop thinking that way, we put ourselves down way too much! BPD and lying, good question. I would have to say because to a certain extent it has become a way of life. What I mean by that is when you hear people talk about being chameleons and changing into what ever they think will win them the most approval is a lie. A lot of people with BPD will also present with additional "symptoms" that they really don't have to feel like they need more attention than others. (probably upset some people there, but it's true) It can even be as basic as how many times have you down played how bad you really feel. Being honest, really honest, opens you up to rejection and hurt, something that is scary as hell for most people, but can truly be a horrifying thought to someone with BPD.
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You have combined opposite example in the same statement. First you say that BPD sufferers exaggerate their symptoms to get more attention, (which I do no believe because whenI was released from the last hospital I was in at 18, I never went to a doctor for even a cold for over ten years.) Not exactly a sign of seeking attention, and then you say that BPD sufferers down-play how bad they are hurt, (whichI also don't agree with cause everyone around me knows I am pissed off). Not trying to be argumentative with you (well, maybe a little. Sorry, but i am in that kind of mood.), but seriously...which is it? Do we want attention or do we act like we are fine?
I don't feel like either. I'm just pissed off!
-Fleeing Bellocq
Power, I don't feel the need to garrote any of my words with you, like I may with others. I believe you can hold your own in this discussion, and not take offense at my suspicions and doubt that any psychiatric professional has a clue as to what goes on in my head.
I also reject being lumped into a pile of bodies sorted by disorders as defined by the DSM, and then have stitched upon my breast my diagnosis, as to alert therapists and psychiatrists that I am a manipulative Borderliner, and should not be taken seriously! That's just a pile of B.S.