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Old Feb 28, 2013, 04:46 PM
vik88ki vik88ki is offline
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Hey everyone !!!

I am at wits end with my BPD. It tore my marriage apart and is now wrecking my current relationship.

I have been with my current boyfriend for 11 months, and I know if i don't change soon then it will be over.

My relationship has hit a very big 'bump'...
We both admit whole heartedly that we love each other so much, and the thought of loosing each other hurts. But we are also now admitting that it may not work out, maybe our love isn't enough.....
I apologise in advance for such an indepth explanation but I just don't know what to do.

Basically I have been married before and it failed, and I am seeing the same thing happening again(just without the marriage)
I have a mental illness which stems from a huge fear of bing abandoned, and I tend to push people away before they can leave.
Months ago I caught my bf chatting to girls online, he lost a lot of my trust at this point but we got through it. I think I still use it against him tho. I am finding it hard to fully trust him(my ex husband left me for another woman)

I don't work, so it's kind of expected that I at least keep the house clean bUt I cannot even manage that, and I've realised now that a big fault of mine. He works so many hours and we don't get quality time together anymore, when he is home he wants to rest and not really do anything.

The bump I am referring to is that we are constantly arguing, over stupid things. Sometimes I start the arguments and sometime he does. I don't know why this is happening but I think it has to do with the fact that I'm finding it hard to trust him and that he finds it hard to believe when I say I am trying to get better(mental illness, trusting him, and keeping house clean) but when he tells me he doesn't believe I will change it makes me angry and not want to try, which in turn proves what he says.

I don't know how we will ever work out if we keep arguing like we are.... It feels like we are both putting too much emphasis on who is right and who is wrong. deep down i dont want to be hurt like i have in the past, and its stopping me from swallowing my pride and proving him wrong, its like ill just act how he says i will (do nothing) because its the easier option....
Can it be fixed or has it gone too far?
What can I do to save the relationship?

I'm lost and confused....

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Old Feb 28, 2013, 07:30 PM
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I assume that by working many hours he makes enough income. If so, hire housecleaning help. Housecleaning help solves all sorts of problems for all sorts of people, from mentally well to those with PD's.

Solve this problem and then try taking on the rest, one at a time.
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Old Feb 28, 2013, 07:32 PM
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Or, start working to pay for the cleaning service yourself. If you do not enjoy keeping the house, why are you staying home? What is the purpose?
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Old Feb 28, 2013, 08:26 PM
hamster-bamster hamster-bamster is offline
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Thinking out loud...

Your general problem seems to stem from the fact that you are alone all day long, at home,nursing your fear of abandonment. That is not healthy for you. You need to broaden your social circle, be it via gainful employment, volunteering, athletic activities in groups, hobbies, a book club, and so on and so forth. Your goal should be to reduce the share of the time that your mind is preoccupied with various thoughts that pertain to your boyfriend or your relationship.
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Old Mar 03, 2013, 07:17 PM
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vik88ki...my heart goes out to you. I too have BPD, along with other things, and trust issues stemming from the past (both from abandonment/neglect in my childhood and the ex I was in my first long-term live-in relationship with was doing shady **** online all the time, including talking to other girls and that's not including all the weirdness and lies in real life) and even though I've been with my partner for 16 months now I still feel my hackles raise whenever I walk into the room and see her on the computer. I know in my case part of it is the past, even though I know logically she wouldn't do anything to hurt me. I know this isn't necessarily the same as your situation (you caught your partner talking to other girls) but I can relate to 'using it against' her. And in my mind every time she's on the computer she's talking to people that could possibly take her away from me. Even today the thought crossed my mind that maybe I should just leave her, as it would be easier than having to deal with this **** every time. Argh. But then I know that my feelings and behaviors and reactions will never change unless I stick around and do something different. So there's no point in running. Plus I am truly in love with her, and I believe she is the one I want to marry, settle down with, etc etc.
I can only suggest to take it one thing at a time. Have you thought about going to an intermediary? A couples counselor or something? To have someone help the two of you learn better communication skills? That might help you understand each other better and put things into a different context so that it no longer feels like an attack each time the two of you differ on something. It might even help you see eye to eye on more things.
As for the rest...I have big issues too with always needing to be right. Sometimes I say the dumbest stuff just because I don't want to concede anything to the other person. And then as soon as it leaves my mouth, I think, Why did I say that? Today is exactly one of those days in fact. As for the trust stuff (on both parts), it's hard to rebuild trust and also it's hard to say how long it will take until you have truly rebuilt it. There is no time frame, no magic number. And it's frustrating when people don't understand what living with mental illness is like. Do you have supports in your life who DO understand and support you? Is your partner open to learning more about your illness?
With the housework: would it help you to break it up into smaller jobs so that you're not overwhelmed with the whole of 'housekeeping'? Like, one day do the vacuuming, the next day do the sweeping/mopping, the next day clean the bathroom, the next day do the laundry? Just a suggestion.
Hopefully some or any of this is helpful to you. Hang in there...I believe that you will be able to work it out one way or another. At the risk of sounding like a cheesy self-help guru or something, every day is new. It's hard to believe that sometimes. But with every day that passes we have the chance to do something different in situations that usually baffle or disempower us.
Lastly...do you have access to treatment for your illness? I am assuming by BPD you mean Borderline...what about DBT? I've taken it and it works well in a lot of situations, including trust issues and communication issues.
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