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Old Apr 18, 2023, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by RDMercer View Post
Living in the moment has been fantastic.

When I keep saying, "Today I'm OK", that's where it's coming from.

The thing with me is, I don't get very angry. I've been out of my mind frustrated, but not very angry.

She's an injured, damaged person. I don't want to cause more injury to her. I'm serious when I say I love her. There were traces of this always, but it got a lot worse in recent years.

In fact, it worsened both with alcohol and with her ADD medication, which a BPD person is not supposed to take.

Like I was saying.... Injured, in pain, damaged. But I can't let her draw us all down again.

Boundaries, defense but no offense. I think that's my path.

Thanks everyone.

RDM

You mentioned something important in this post. ADD is not the same as NPD and it’s important not to confuse it with other disorders.

I have seen people decide their ADHD partner is a narcissist and go on and on about being “the victim” when ADHD and NPD are not the same.
Thanks for this!
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