More people are getting aware of BPD

[Guest guest]

I'm very frank and honest on Facebook about growing up with fada and about BPD.

I don't give every nitty gritty detail, but I do write facebook notes (short

memoir pieces) and I post statuses (statii?) about trying to get the BPD KO

anthology together and things like that.

I'm also honest about my depression and PTSD. I strive NOT to overstep

boundaries, but I'm also sick of the whole " shhh...pretend to be perfect " that

fada always has us do when growing up.

I admit, I have it lucky, since I have very few flying monkeys on Facebook, and

everybody else either don't know my family, or leave me to handle my family

business as I see fit, which is unfortunately right now NC. (I say unfortunate

since my little siblings are still stuck at home without contact with me.)

One of my former middle school friends--we were both homeschooled at the

time--just sent me a Facebook message saying that she wants to interview me for

a school project, about growing up with a parent who has BPD. It's a common

assignment for a mandatory journalism class at the university where I graduated

from. Two things ran through my mind:

A)I am so glad people are becoming more aware about borderline personality

disorder. This is exactly what I was hoping for--open dialog about BPD and other

mental illnesses in general. Because if I had known about it sooner, I would

have done something about it sooner.

man, all of my journalism friends want to interview me for the same

assignment! I wonder if the teachers are sick of me, yet? LOL. A couple times

about being deaf, I think once about homeschooling (but maybe I'm remembering

wrong), and then once about lady business, and now about BPD.

I just thought you guys might like to know that people are learning about BPD.

Maybe they will be able to recognize it in others, maybe they can help other

kids be more resilient against it, help rescue them from crazy nadas and fadas.

Holly

[Guest guest]

Holly--

Thanks so much for your post. I find it amazingly comforting, somehow.

Thanks also for being the " mouthpiece " to the world about our collective

experience. Somehow, your efforts me feel like my own experience is being

redeemed.

Blessings,

Karla

>

> I'm very frank and honest on Facebook about growing up with fada and about

BPD. I don't give every nitty gritty detail, but I do write facebook notes

(short memoir pieces) and I post statuses (statii?) about trying to get the BPD

KO anthology together and things like that.

>

> I'm also honest about my depression and PTSD. I strive NOT to overstep

boundaries, but I'm also sick of the whole " shhh...pretend to be perfect " that

fada always has us do when growing up.

>

> I admit, I have it lucky, since I have very few flying monkeys on Facebook,

and everybody else either don't know my family, or leave me to handle my family

business as I see fit, which is unfortunately right now NC. (I say unfortunate

since my little siblings are still stuck at home without contact with me.)

>

> One of my former middle school friends--we were both homeschooled at the

time--just sent me a Facebook message saying that she wants to interview me for

a school project, about growing up with a parent who has BPD. It's a common

assignment for a mandatory journalism class at the university where I graduated

from. Two things ran through my mind:

>

> A)I am so glad people are becoming more aware about borderline personality

disorder. This is exactly what I was hoping for--open dialog about BPD and other

mental illnesses in general. Because if I had known about it sooner, I would

have done something about it sooner.

>

> man, all of my journalism friends want to interview me for the same

assignment! I wonder if the teachers are sick of me, yet? LOL. A couple times

about being deaf, I think once about homeschooling (but maybe I'm remembering

wrong), and then once about lady business, and now about BPD.

>

> I just thought you guys might like to know that people are learning about BPD.

Maybe they will be able to recognize it in others, maybe they can help other

kids be more resilient against it, help rescue them from crazy nadas and fadas.

>

> Holly

>

[Guest guest]

Holly -

I'd love to see your Facebook page!

I think it's wonderful that on Facebook you're frank and honest about your

growing up with a BPD parent and your depression and PTSD. I have often

wished I could be as honest about such things on Facebook but so far haven't

had the courage. Only two of my Facebook friends know I have depression and

PTSD, and that's because one of them was my best childhood friend and spent

a lot of time with my nada and me, and was scared to death of my nada, and

the other one I knew when she was a teenager in the 70s, and in the 80s she

and I ran into each other at a mental health treatment center. Other than

that, my emotional problems remain under wraps on Facebook. I guess I'm

scared to put them out there because I'm afraid of being judged harshly, or

being told nothing is really wrong with me: i.e. reliving my family's

disbelief and harsh judgment of me.

If you'd like, please email me the link to your Facebook page - my email is

birdtoes@...

Thank you so much.

Judy

>

>

> I'm very frank and honest on Facebook about growing up with fada and about

> BPD. I don't give every nitty gritty detail, but I do write facebook notes

> (short memoir pieces) and I post statuses (statii?) about trying to get the

> BPD KO anthology together and things like that.

>

> I'm also honest about my depression and PTSD. I strive NOT to overstep

> boundaries, but I'm also sick of the whole " shhh...pretend to be perfect "

> that fada always has us do when growing up.

>

> I admit, I have it lucky, since I have very few flying monkeys on Facebook,

> and everybody else either don't know my family, or leave me to handle my

> family business as I see fit, which is unfortunately right now NC. (I say

> unfortunate since my little siblings are still stuck at home without contact

> with me.)

>

> One of my former middle school friends--we were both homeschooled at the

> time--just sent me a Facebook message saying that she wants to interview me

> for a school project, about growing up with a parent who has BPD. It's a

> common assignment for a mandatory journalism class at the university where I

> graduated from. Two things ran through my mind:

>

> A)I am so glad people are becoming more aware about borderline personality

> disorder. This is exactly what I was hoping for--open dialog about BPD and

> other mental illnesses in general. Because if I had known about it sooner, I

> would have done something about it sooner.

>

> man, all of my journalism friends want to interview me for the same

> assignment! I wonder if the teachers are sick of me, yet? LOL. A couple

> times about being deaf, I think once about homeschooling (but maybe I'm

> remembering wrong), and then once about lady business, and now about BPD.

>

> I just thought you guys might like to know that people are learning about

> BPD. Maybe they will be able to recognize it in others, maybe they can help

> other kids be more resilient against it, help rescue them from crazy nadas

> and fadas.

>

> Holly

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

It's my Facebook profile that I post everything, rather than a fan page, but

I'd love to add you as a friend Will send you the link to my profile.

Holly

> Holly -

> I'd love to see your Facebook page!

> I think it's wonderful that on Facebook you're frank and honest about your

> growing up with a BPD parent and your depression and PTSD. I have often

> wished I could be as honest about such things on Facebook but so far

> haven't

> had the courage. Only two of my Facebook friends know I have depression and

> PTSD, and that's because one of them was my best childhood friend and spent

> a lot of time with my nada and me, and was scared to death of my nada, and

> the other one I knew when she was a teenager in the 70s, and in the 80s she

> and I ran into each other at a mental health treatment center. Other than

> that, my emotional problems remain under wraps on Facebook. I guess I'm

> scared to put them out there because I'm afraid of being judged harshly, or

> being told nothing is really wrong with me: i.e. reliving my family's

> disbelief and harsh judgment of me.

> If you'd like, please email me the link to your Facebook page - my email is

> birdtoes@...

> Thank you so much.

> Judy

>

>

>

> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Holly

> wrote:

>

> >

> >

> > I'm very frank and honest on Facebook about growing up with fada and

> about

> > BPD. I don't give every nitty gritty detail, but I do write facebook

> notes

> > (short memoir pieces) and I post statuses (statii?) about trying to get

> the

> > BPD KO anthology together and things like that.

> >

> > I'm also honest about my depression and PTSD. I strive NOT to overstep

> > boundaries, but I'm also sick of the whole " shhh...pretend to be perfect "

> > that fada always has us do when growing up.

> >

> > I admit, I have it lucky, since I have very few flying monkeys on

> Facebook,

> > and everybody else either don't know my family, or leave me to handle my

> > family business as I see fit, which is unfortunately right now NC. (I say

> > unfortunate since my little siblings are still stuck at home without

> contact

> > with me.)

> >

> > One of my former middle school friends--we were both homeschooled at the

> > time--just sent me a Facebook message saying that she wants to interview

> me

> > for a school project, about growing up with a parent who has BPD. It's a

> > common assignment for a mandatory journalism class at the university

> where I

> > graduated from. Two things ran through my mind:

> >

> > A)I am so glad people are becoming more aware about borderline

> personality

> > disorder. This is exactly what I was hoping for--open dialog about BPD

> and

> > other mental illnesses in general. Because if I had known about it

> sooner, I

> > would have done something about it sooner.

> >

> > man, all of my journalism friends want to interview me for the same

> > assignment! I wonder if the teachers are sick of me, yet? LOL. A couple

> > times about being deaf, I think once about homeschooling (but maybe I'm

> > remembering wrong), and then once about lady business, and now about BPD.

> >

> > I just thought you guys might like to know that people are learning about

> > BPD. Maybe they will be able to recognize it in others, maybe they can

> help

> > other kids be more resilient against it, help rescue them from crazy

> nadas

> > and fadas.

> >

> > Holly

> >

> >

> >

>

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