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Oct 27, 2019, 09:23 PM
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I frequently read about the BPD feeling of being "empty." What does that mean?
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Oct 28, 2019, 02:09 PM
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I can't define this for you. Perhaps defining empty is like defining art... (I can't define it. But I know it when I see it.) Here are links to 6 articles, from PC's archives, that discuss the feeling of being empty:
Emptiness: The Un-Feeling Feeling Not Sad Not Hurt Not Angry: Empty The Three Faces of Emptiness Four Steps to Heal Empty Feelings When You Feel Empty: What It Means & What to Do https://blogs.psychcentral.com/sext-...eling-nothing/  
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Oct 28, 2019, 03:41 PM
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It's difficult to define. Thanks for this good question
 (I wish I had a useful answer  )
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Oct 29, 2019, 12:37 PM
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Thank you both very much. Skeezyks, the links are so helpful.
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Dec 09, 2019, 07:07 AM
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It's the emptiness of understanding who you really are because of dysregulation of your self image and if you throw on top the emptiness of disassociation.
Disassociation is a way of coping with trauma that you don't want to feel, confront or accept by mentally removing yourself from the experience. Therefore, you also rarely get the help you need to move forward or heal and possibly due to the dysregulation of your self image or if you're disassociated you may not understand you're a person that even has BPD. It's possible to disassociate by viewing yourself as an entirely different person or maybe being a different age. There's also the emptiness of not having many friends either due to the instability of your relationships due to the illness or not having a support system because BPD is a very hard thing for people to understand and accept and even most mental health professionals tend to stigmatize, become frustrated and give up on people with BPD Last edited by FluffyPuppy; Dec 09, 2019 at 07:35 AM. |
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Dec 09, 2019, 05:26 PM
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Like there's an abyss inside and also outside and you're falling forever into it.
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Dec 11, 2019, 10:44 AM
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For me, feeling empty is an improvement. It's when I'm numb to everything. No joy, no rages.
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Dec 14, 2019, 02:31 PM
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For me it's an unbearable feeling of nothingness, that I try to fill with alcohol, relationships, and anything that produces any form of instant mood boosting. It never lasts long though. I hope one day I won't feel so empty inside.
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