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Originally Posted by *Beth*
How are you @Blue_Bird?
I'm so glad to see that there's a bit of activity on this thread. I haven't been diagnosed with BPD/EUPD, but I know I have a few traits. It seems to me that anyone who experienced chronic childhood trauma has at least some BPD traits. And so often bipolar disorder and BPD overlap.
I've always been confused by the "chronic feelings of emptiness" as one of the symptoms of BPD. I don't think I have that feeling, but then again I don't understand exactly what "feelings of emptiness" means. Can someone here describe it?
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Hey Beth I'm doing well
I am not sure about what the emptiness feeling means either, but maybe it means like never feeling fufilled? Like I know some common issues with this disorder are binge eating/bulimia,, overspending, substance abuse, etc I wonder if it has something to do with trying to fill a void one may subconsciously feel in ones life
At least, that's my experience. My psychiatrist is hesitant to diagnose me with it because I've improved so much over the years, so my diagnosis still stands as Schizoaffective disorder bipolar type but she did confirm that it's likely I have BPD, but am not nearly as symptomatic as I used to be. I used to be kind of a trainwreck with the impulsivity and stuff