#mentalillness

I just absolutely hate the way I am. Mostly my BPD. I have BPD because of trauma related issues. This has completely impacted my life. Every important adult figure in my life has left since I was born, starting with my parents. I live with my grandparents. Because of this mental illness, whenever...

Reality is hard. Trying to face it is even harder. I have my escape and it's not healthy. How do I feel normal? How do I face the fact I can't leave anyone behind. I just need someone there to hug me but I've pushed everyone away and there is no way to get them…

I am bipolar: it does not exist without me and I do not exist without it.  I was diagnosed the summer of 2007, and it did not occur to me, that we are inseparable until lately, 14 years later.   Bipolar and other mental illnesses have wreaked havoc on my life and self perception.  My current…

When you give it your all to help someone special in your life, who means the world to you, avoid someone toxic being in their life just to realize that…they themself were being toxic in yours. When you love someone you would do anything to enjoy time with that person. You would even excuse any&h...

9:13 AM I am sitting on my bed having honestly a pretty poor breakfast (half a sandwich from the night before) scrolling through all of your posts. So many lives lived, and being lived. It really puts things into perspective on just how large this world is and how many of us struggle each day.&he...

So I have Bipolar Disorder. I have been on lithium since January 2011. It changed my life. I began to function again. However, the lithium has terrible side effects. It’s toxic to the kidneys, it makes me super dehydrated, and I have problems with frequent urination, exhaustion, and weight gain. ...

Here I am, writing my second post! So far I like this place. People are so encouraging. Random people will just read your post and comment. And you can see anyone else's post. That's cool. Earlier I talked about how I was starting to feel overwhelmed by everything. Well, I made it through the day...

I'm a runner. It's what I have always done. I'm trying to break the habit, and have made considerable baby steps, but it still remains my first instinct when faced with conflict. It's got to be stopped. If I was a meme, it'd be a photo of me, with captions above it that read: "If…