Hi everyone. 

I've been "officially" diagnosed as somebody on the BPD spectrum a couple years ago, and while my private life has improved immensely (with therapy and a lot of inner work on boundaries, affection and so on), my professional life is a mess right now. 

I hate email and I routinely check out of everything (including message services such as WhatsApp and the like).   Therefore, for the past days I didn't even turn my phone on. As a result, I've been out of reach for more than a week and I got nearly fired from a telecommuting gig. (It's not a matter of money; it's a matter of commitment.) 

To me, *everything is overwhelming* \- or on the verge of becoming overwhelming. I do quite well when it comes to face-to-face communication (yes, including talking about difficult subjects), but I slip into full avoidance mode on a near daily basis - as a result, everything just piles up and up until it's too late to salvage the situation, or do anything about it, really. 

I definitely lost gigs and opportunities in the past because of this issue. 

If somebody here has been dealing with the same issues, please, let me know. How did you cope? What helped you? 

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Thanks.