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BPD is a true pain in the ass. It's like having a physical disease that no one knows how to cure.
Exactly. It's exhausting at times, dealing with such intense emotions and sometimes not having a clue where they come from, what triggered these feelings, and not knowing how to manage your reactions. It's also tiring to censor yourself so as not to seem unhinged, that's what I choose to do because people say I'm exaggerating or are taken by surprise by my reactions sometimes. It's a serious reason why I want to CTB, in addition to being on the spectrum and despising life in general and people.
I don't understand how BPD is not a reason to be accepted to MAiD. I hope some countries look into mental illness as a reason to receive MAiD, like Canada since I have duel citizenship there but live in the US..
I don't understand either and it's frustrating. I mean, it's frustrating that people who live where these programs are available cannot opt for assisted suicide if they have BPD, as I live in Europe in a country that's like a century behind everything that's the norm in most European countries. From what I know, programs like MaiD are mostly for terminally ill people. I guess it's easier to see and acknowledge suffering when it's physical, like metastatic cancer. Mental anguish is maybe more tricky to quantify? I guess that's the logic and they may also want to prevent these programs from being abused. But it would make total sense for them to accept BPD sufferers, as it can be hell, especially if there are co-occurring mental health problems.
Yeah it should be a reason to get accepted by MAID, when it comes to mental illnesses. I have borderline personality disorder and it hell, you constantly have to keep your emotions in check and it's not easy when you just randomly feel like exploding on someone for something most would see as so insignificant. BPD amplifies emotions and worse past is there are no medications for it, only cure is basically to be in therapy forever, which never worked for me.
BPD is the worst. It's ripped everything good from me. I'm sorry you at going through it too.
It really should be allowed under MAiD. It's basically a life sentence of misery. There have been the odd good patches but not worth it overall.
Have you tried DBT? It's hard work, plus doesn't, obviously, work for everyone. BPD is awful, I'm sorry you're going through it.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, it's a more intensive form of therapy. It's been the only thing that's helped me. It's one of the only evidence based therapies for BPD. I want to emphasize that it is not a cure all, I still obviously am suicidal but my life is so much more meaningful in the past few months than it's been in years.
I have bpd too. This is one of many reasons im here. Its the most painful, lonely existence. I do not wish this pain on anyone and no one should have to suffer with this illness for life. I understand how you feel. Every day is suffering.
ya, the only thing that keeps me driving is that i don't want to kill other people. i'm always late to school (i'm 19 but dropped out cuz mental illness then rejoined so im gr 12), or i miss like over 50% of my classes. driving is so draining and to get up everyday to have to sit in a car where i can easily kill myself is an insane roller-coaster.
This is exactly me.
