Mutt
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Gender: 
What is your sexual orientation: Straight
Who in your life has "personality" issues: Ex-romantic partner
Relationship status: Divorced Oct 2015
Posts: 10400
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« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2017, 03:57:26 PM » |
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I’ve always had a hard time with break ups, most of the women I dated had BPD traits, my exuBPDw has the most severe traits it was the hardest break up because:
- it was the longest relationship I had - I had more invested in that relationship than any other before that, we had kids together, loans, credit cards etc... . - It was the most heartbreaking because I really believed that we’d grow old together, the dream was destroyed - My anxiety and mood disorder was untreated for years, it was the worst depression I had gone through after we broke up
Having said that, I think that it will be easier moving forward, I do have a girlfriend now that’s not telegraphing BPD traits although there is some black and white thinking, I think that it could possibly be because of her culture.
A r/s doesn’t define who I am now, if she says something that she doesn’t lik it doesn’t throw me for a tailspin thinking that there’s something wrong with me, she has empathy, she’s not impaired with empathy like my exuBPDw, my s of esteem is higher than when I was with my ex.
It was the worst breakup experience that I ever had but it was also an opportunity to learn more about myself, I know now what areas that needed work, self esteem, treat my anxiety disorder and mood disorder, show myself self compassion instead of neglecting my needs, validate myself, blundaries, Icould of think of more reasons but I’ll leave it at this.
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