10 Things You Shouldn’t Say to Someone With BPD.

Depression and BPD are diseases and they are serious. (There is a difference from being depressed and suffering from depression.) They aren’t just ideas in our heads that we can overcome with will power. Nor do meds alone work. We have to work on our lifestyles to avoid and resist triggers. Assuming platitudes and proverbs will help someone suffering from BPD is no different than telling a quadriplegic she can walk if she just puts her mind to it.

Blogger Jynx shares her own feelings about the subject.

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Now there is a LOT that can upset someone that has feelings off the radar, because everything can be taken negatively and personally. However, there are some key things that just shouldn’t be said. EVER. And if you think about it, there’s nothing anyone can really say or do that would hurt us most than the torment we put ourselves through. Those demons we live with daily that constantly put us down, tell us we’re shit people, not worth anything and never will be, the world is far better off without us and nobody will ever truly understand and love us. It’s hard enough batting those make-believe downers away, and when a real-life person confirms our thoughts it just amplifies their shouts. And then we’re back in that dark room, thinking of ways to hurt ourselves physically to stop the pain. Ironic, no?

1) You’re overreacting.

No, we’re…

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