Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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I realized something

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Okay-We know that autistics cope with their disconnection to the world by wrapping up or by being in a contained space since they can't hug.
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Okay, so people suffering from Borderline sometimes feel insecure and alone.
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Okay-So we don't have to feel bad about ourselves if we see how autistics understand themselves and cope.
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So, we can soothe ourselves:

http://borderlinepersonality.ca/borderselfsoothe.htm

http://borderlinepersonalitytreatment.com/dbt-treatment-the-art-of-self-soothing.html
olenka1
olenka1
Having very firm boundaries, structure & regime also help people with BPD. I know it helps me a hell of a lot. If I don't have these in my life everything goes to shit.
care4me
care4me
That so works for me, I actually go in a closet and bring lots of pillows and blankets turn off the light and I usually will fall asleep. This helps reduce any stimulants that can fuel my anxiety.
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;-D
tats69
tats69
I struggle hard with soothing myself always end up running for the klonopin.....sigh

Thanks for the info though, good stuff!
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I am so busy with my family that DS has become my haven. But before I would turn to books and art. Before I came here I had to stop both because I was going into a depression. If I read during my "hard times" I start having nightmares about things from the books I read. If I try to draw it feels like I lose control over my hand and tools.

Recently all my coping methods have been failing me. Like long baths with candles and some music, writing, video games, and some others. I don't know perhaps I am going through a metamorphosis since there have been a lot of changes in my life recently.

Although if you want to see my hyper send me to a book store or the library. My husband gets anxious when we go because I can spend hours looking at books trying to find the right one. It is like I walk through the aisles looking for the one calling my name. I know it sounds strange but although I don't actually hear the book calling my name. I do feel a pull down a certain aisle and there is the book I had no idea I wanted to read but enjoy! I rarely use the any kind of assistant for help ^_~