[Imah]

Hello there,

Other then Borderline Personality Disorder, I have bi-polar and anxiety. I came to ask you here in BPD this question because I believe you have more experience in isolating.

I am thinking I need to stop my social media interactions lately (not here). Facebook, and commenting on youtube and other news media sites.

Reasons, (ok the crazy part) because my and my husbands karma has a couple tweaks lately - falling, dropping, breaking - and I am afraid that I am interacting to much with the world and causing it. Yes, it might sound nuts, but if I believe it then it is real to me.

I just am terrified of saying or doing something that would bring any bad luck to us, and I have been over-interacting with people about my opinions. No one seems upset - but still my automatic response to the unexplained negative signs lately is, if I stop interacting, then we can't harm anything and we will be safe.

I pretty much decided. But, how to do it then? I found a Carol Burnett song video that would fit which I could add, plus I could say - "laying off social media for awhile - going to focus more on some tasks (that part is a lie)- hope the best for everyone. Until we meet again <3?

Something like that.
What do you people think?

[ifst5]

I would say don't make a big thing of announcing your break - wait until people ask because to be honest you don't actually know how long you'll be away.

It sounds like social media is having a nocebo affect - instead of it being an outlet for you to enjoy yourself and receive stimulation, you're worried about it's affects on your life and that in turn could be causing or at least attributing to series of random accidents. Do you feel guilt using social media? Can you think why maybe? Is it stopping you from spending more time with your husband for example? Or does this come more from the anxiety side of things and you find yourself having obsessive thinking and intrusive thoughts? It might be a mixture of unresolved guilt or something similar that's causing the anxiety to seep in and take hold.

Maybe it's just plain old anxiety - i find that my OCD often takes over and destroys a lot of the things i like and enjoy. I would definitely speak to your relevant health care provider and talk perhaps of upping your Atarax dose or trying something new altogether. Maybe your meds are interacting negatively? Behavioural modification might also be useful - i would seek out therapy if you aren't already.

Here's an article you might like to read: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...rm-your-health

Just some ideas, i'm sure other posters here will be able to contribute more thoroughly. Best of luck.

[Crazy Hitch]

Your beliefs seem quite strong. There's an earlier post here on the bpd forum on coincidences - might be worth the read.

I can't tell you otherwise because your mind is pretty much made up.

I, for one, could not stop social media because my family live all around the world and its my only form of getting little snippets as to how they are travelling.

Be well and I hope that this works out for you.