I’m new to Reddit and to this subreddit and I’ve been scrolling for a while and I just read a lot of empathy-related posts. 

My whole life I’ve been extremely empathetic, to the point that it’s painful. No hate at all to people who are low empathy. Lots of my friends and loved ones are, and I know we love each other more than anything. But I’m very high empathy. I feel for other people so much it hurts. 

I always say that the one thing I know I understand (short list, ha) is emotions. I feel for other people and I feel WITH other people. 


Can I still have BPD when I have such high empathy? Sorry if this is a dumb question, I’m newly diagnosed and out of a therapist atm. 

Also, I hope I’m using the right flair. Tell me if not and I’ll figure out how to change it. Thank you. Maybe it should be Seeking Support and not Baby Borderline? I don’t know.