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Fear, Bpd and God

lessofme

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Hi,

I was clinically diagnosed with Bpd at 18, and haven't really studied the disorder in depth. I'm a relatively new believer,(I was raised in a pentecostal/messianic family and always believed in God, but did not truly accept Him until a few months ago)

Part of my personality/symptoms is obsessions, through passionate devotion to learning all I can about something, or spending all my time devoted to it, until something else catches my interest.

I also have had cycles of more serious depressions, and disassociation ranging over a period of a few months to a couple of years.

I can't help but think of Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

I'm asking for prayer, and advice...

I know that right now my heart is on God, but at times, I start to despair. I also fear that, I would be one to fall away from God, or be mislead into false comfort in sin.

After I get through it, whatever "it" is, I repent of feelings of anger, doubt, among other things. I feel peace, and know He is just and merciful to forgive. He has already made great changes in my life in a short period of time, but this is much harder...
 
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Hello, lessofme. I seem to be in a similar situation as you: I'm also diagnosed BPD with pervasive obsessions and cyclical bouts of depression.

Faith is a constant learning experience. I accepted God a mere four years ago and it was a rocky path to where I am now. There were many times I initially felt distant or disassociated from Him and also felt like I could easily fall away or stop believing. Through every trial and tribulation, I fought to keep my faith and trust in God and would always emerge afterwards with that great feeling of peace, a feeling which was so much stronger and cathartic than any other. I guess it was just a matter of conditioning and determination getting to a point where that despair eventually slips away.

It takes time, or at least it did for me. Hang in there, and trust in God to always deliver you from negative thoughts. He will always be there to guide you. I'm praying for you. :)
 
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Hi lessofme ... welcome to CF.

God is way more compassionate than to throw you away because your can't focus on Him when you have a bought of depression.

I have a GF who has some traits of BPD. I think it would be good for you to learn the terminology that they us to describe how BPD works.
Its a very complicated disorder. Having terms to talk about it can help a whole lot in understanding what is happening to you and to communicate
that to others that need to know.
 
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Hi,

I was clinically diagnosed with Bpd at 18, and haven't really studied the disorder in depth. I'm a relatively new believer,(I was raised in a pentecostal/messianic family and always believed in God, but did not truly accept Him until a few months ago)

Part of my personality/symptoms is obsessions, through passionate devotion to learning all I can about something, or spending all my time devoted to it, until something else catches my interest.

I also have had cycles of more serious depressions, and disassociation ranging over a period of a few months to a couple of years.

I can't help but think of Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

I'm asking for prayer, and advice...

I know that right now my heart is on God, but at times, I start to despair. I also fear that, I would be one to fall away from God, or be mislead into false comfort in sin.

After I get through it, whatever "it" is, I repent of feelings of anger, doubt, among other things. I feel peace, and know He is just and merciful to forgive. He has already made great changes in my life in a short period of time, but this is much harder...

People with BPD, can display various behaviors, as everyone with the diagnosis is nowhere near the same.

I have had experience with someone close to me with the disorder and it is very important to find a therapist, that is trained to treat the disorder, as many therapists simply are not experienced in dealing with the disorder.
 
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