in general, at least for me, i feel like BPD and the struggles we face with it are more rather our illness telling us how we really feel and shouting it out. like a lot of us struggle with feeling connected to those around us, yet, i feel like for some people that's not just a bpd symptom. yes it's very loud and apparent, but it's more like the bpd is just highlighting what you already felt deep down.

to frame this better, a lot of neurotypical people struggle with a lot of the same things we do on the surface when it comes to relationships, feelings of loneliness and distance, etc. it's not uncommon for people to say they felt something was off for years before they realized they weren't hanging with the right crowd. or that something was missing. or that one aspect of their life needed changing. for me at least, i feel like i'm at a point where bpd doesn't cause problems that didn't exist, it's simply highlighting what i already know to be true.

or maybe i'm just so painfully self aware &amp; honest with myself and nobody can relate to what the fuck i just said