I thought my BPD diagnosis was wrong... until I started dating again.

Wham! Insecurity hit me like a ton of bricks. My partner doesn’t text back within the hour? They hate me, I’m unlovable and I spiral into this feeling where I believe they’ll never speak to me again.

(This feeling gets worse after a night drinking with friends, like a social hangover.)

I fully understand that I’m just having an unreasonable emotionally response. 

How do I self soothe myself so I don’t seek reassurance from my “favourite person”?