So???

[gracechick]

I'm posting here bcause this board is more active if I may. I've been diagnosed Social Phobia, but it's fairly severe. Very close to APD I believe.

So just wondering do BPD sufferers have panic attacks I do, but I was simply curious

Now the original question. How isolated do you believe you are from the world?
I consider myself fairly isolated. I force myself to do shopping, but I do enjoy car rides to fight the boredom. & oddly enough if we travel a distance I feel more comfortable with complete strangers then locals. Family also lives close & I think they've given up pressuring me to be "normal".
I use to have more friends, but not knowing what I was dealing with I allowed the friendships to die. Wish'd I hadn't.

Not attending church presently since our little one closed its' doors. I feel bad about that Im here on the forums a good bit & shop online for bargin family needs.

So how do ya'll cope with "keeping to yourself?"

 

[goldenviolet]

therephy is different for everyone. yes BPD get panicky and isolate, but there are many who have jobs and manage well. managing is a real key. we need to manage our issues. what works for me?

i have a list of things i do. but i've been and have a certificate in BPD behaviors. (not degree).... it was an awesome course that taught me alot. it was a suggestion from my therepist. he was special. a very nice counselor. he and the two other therepists he sent me to, taught me alot. my list is coping/managing skills, and alot of prayer. (all my therepist and doc are christians.

 

[meh]

I'm also more comfortable with total strangers. Actually, I'm most comfortable at places like DisneyWorld- huge crowds of strangers. That's probably because I can just blend in. I'm fairly isolated, but I live with some family members so I do have family around. I don't have many friends, but I'm the kind of person who is ok with that.

I don't feel isolated most times because of things like internet or TV or seeing family. But sometimes I do have to admit my social phobias are holding me back from things in life I'd like to do.

I'm working in therapy now on exercises that will force me to do things in public I'm scared of. Yesterday I went to our little post office when I knew it would be crowded and I'd see people I know. I came out shaking, but nobody yelled at me and I don't think I said anything stupid. So that is a huge victory for me

We all have to take baby steps sometimes and people just have to understand that. Pressuring me to do something never did any good. I just do things in my own time when I feel strong enough.

God bless you, friend.

 

[Ave Maria]

I suffer from borderline personality disorder and also have some social phobia plus panic attacks.

 

[madison1101]

I'm posting here bcause this board is more active if I may. I've been diagnosed Social Phobia, but it's fairly severe. Very close to APD I believe.

So just wondering do BPD sufferers have panic attacks I do, but I was simply curious

Now the original question. How isolated do you believe you are from the world?
I consider myself fairly isolated. I force myself to do shopping, but I do enjoy car rides to fight the boredom. & oddly enough if we travel a distance I feel more comfortable with complete strangers then locals. Family also lives close & I think they've given up pressuring me to be "normal".
I use to have more friends, but not knowing what I was dealing with I allowed the friendships to die. Wish'd I hadn't.

Not attending church presently since our little one closed its' doors. I feel bad about that Im here on the forums a good bit & shop online for bargin family needs.

So how do ya'll cope with "keeping to yourself?"

What is APD?

Trish

 

[gracechick]

Trish,
It stands for Avoidant Personality Disorder.

Meh,
I can relate to what you're saying. I keep trying to rememeber not to be so hard on myself. I tend to be kinder to others then I do to myself...don't know why???

 

[EbonNelumbo]

Here's my recipe of mental defect:

BPD (Hi-Functioning)
PTSD
SAD (Social)
GAD (general anxiety disorder)
OCD (hi/severe)
Clinical Depression
ADD

I also treat others far better than myself.

 

[gracechick]

I hear ya "sis". The list sounds a little too familiar to me

Im sure though you do a great job working with others. I prefer someone who has experience, cares & has wisdom any day over whatever their degree they happen to have.

 

[jess144]

I'm posting here bcause this board is more active if I may. I've been diagnosed Social Phobia, but it's fairly severe. Very close to APD I believe.

So just wondering do BPD sufferers have panic attacks I do, but I was simply curious

Now the original question. How isolated do you believe you are from the world?
I consider myself fairly isolated. I force myself to do shopping, but I do enjoy car rides to fight the boredom. & oddly enough if we travel a distance I feel more comfortable with complete strangers then locals. Family also lives close & I think they've given up pressuring me to be "normal".
I use to have more friends, but not knowing what I was dealing with I allowed the friendships to die. Wish'd I hadn't.

Not attending church presently since our little one closed its' doors. I feel bad about that Im here on the forums a good bit & shop online for bargin family needs.

So how do ya'll cope with "keeping to yourself?"

Isolation can be pretty painful. I have become more and more isolated over the years. It sucks because you don't want to be around people....but being lonely isn't fun either. It's like a catch-22.
I actually don't mind my own company too much (unless I am really depressed). I read or go to coffee shops or do artwork. Maybe you could enroll in some sort of class (art class, or dance class) so that the focus isn't on you socializing and you still get some social contact??
Jessica