[MissTery]

Do those with BPD crave more affection? I'm super affectionate, and consistently telling my bf how much I love him and how much he means to me. He's constantly holding me, telling me how much he loves me, how he needs me more than I need him... Resting his head on my shoulder. My bf, who has BP2, BPD and anxiety also told me I was very affectionate, and it's weird for him to have someone kiss him and hold him.

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[Standup2me]

I find that I am the opposite.

I, so often, don't want to be touched, kissed, cooed at

You are lucky.

[~Christina]

Sometimes all the kissing and affection can cause a sensory overload .. It happens to me at times ...

Im with Standoff, I feel like a Seinfeld character and dont do the hugging thing at all, freaks me out.

[TheatreKid]

I definitely do not crave affection. I don't mind it sporadically, but it's not high on my list of wants unless it is non-physical affection, like a good honest talk, a term of endearment, or other related things. Those type of things I enjoy in moderation.

[loophole]

Originally Posted by MissTery

Do those with BPD crave more affection? I'm super affectionate, and consistently telling my bf how much I love him and how much he means to me. He's constantly holding me, telling me how much he loves me, how he needs me more than I need him... Resting his head on my shoulder. My bf, who has BP2, BPD and anxiety also told me I was very affectionate, and it's weird for him to have someone kiss him and hold him.

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I am so rediculois about wanting affection.. I've always been a dreamy starry eyed lover type... in my head anyway.... I'm a guy.. (Sam smith - stay with me youtube it hehe) I should of been a girl

[muller1209]

Originally Posted by MissTery

Do those with BPD crave more affection? I'm super affectionate, and consistently telling my bf how much I love him and how much he means to me. He's constantly holding me, telling me how much he loves me, how he needs me more than I need him... Resting his head on my shoulder. My bf, who has BP2, BPD and anxiety also told me I was very affectionate, and it's weird for him to have someone kiss him and hold him.

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mine goes back and fourth. sometimes i am very affectionate. but normally i dont like being touched very much.

[Double Edge]

Originally Posted by MissTery

Do those with BPD crave more affection? I'm super affectionate, and consistently telling my bf how much I love him and how much he means to me. He's constantly holding me, telling me how much he loves me, how he needs me more than I need him... Resting his head on my shoulder. My bf, who has BP2, BPD and anxiety also told me I was very affectionate, and it's weird for him to have someone kiss him and hold him.

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I waffle back and forth from being super affectionate towards my husband, almost to the point of annoying him with attention, to being totally unresponsive when he tries to console me during my rages or mood swings. He'll try to hug me, and I'll just stand there. Sometimes I'll yell at him to go away and leave me alone, usually locking myself in the bathroom. Even when I'm mad though, if I'm leaving for the day (to work or whatever) I'll always kiss him and say "I love you," because if I don't, I always feel guilty afterwards and a little panicked about "what if something happens and that's the last time we see each other" kind of thing, which turns into horrible anxiety all day. He can get super affectionate too, saying "I love you" over and over, and sometimes it's just too much for me, and I annoyingly reply, "Okay, already, I love you too..." It's just like an overload sometimes if I'm not in that "loving" mood, I suppose. He's not diagnosed with anything, but I have Bipolar I.

[lunatic soul]

I need all the time tell my love how much I love him, to hug him and kiss him. I need to hear from him that he loves me too etc, I just cant live without it, I doubt his feelings if he doesnt say it very often.