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I found this via a link via seekers blog,

individuals with BPD can be very sensitive to the way others treat them, reacting strongly to perceived criticism or hurtfulness. Their feelings about others often shift from positive to negative, generally after a disappointment or perceived threat of losing someone. Self-image can also change rapidly from extremely positive to extremely negative. Impulsive behaviors are common, including alcohol or drug abuse, unsafe sex, gambling and recklessness in general.[14] Attachment studies suggest individuals with BPD, while being high in intimacy- or novelty-seeking, can be hyper-alert[9] to signs of rejection or not being valued and tend toward insecure, avoidant or ambivalent, or fearfully preoccupied patterns in relationships.[15] They tend to view the world generally as dangerous and malevolent, and tend to view themselves as powerless, vulnerable, unacceptable and unsure in self-identity.[9]

it's strange because I have always ruled out BPD, yet today I really relate to this, except for the fighting
or physical aggressive feature. The jury is still out on my bipolar diagnosis, 1 doc agreeing the other not. I fight any because I don't need to be any more convinced that I am "broken" "sick" or not like society says I should be. I am toota aware. I feel and think too F'n much! I go from feeling it's a curse to a gift. Balance is hard. I wanted help they filled me with pills and counseling and clean livin, only to hate to wake up. Off all but one, med now, I no longer welcome death nor do I dread each day

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I'm finding it hard to stop constantly thinking. When I'm at work I don't notice it so much cause I'm supposed to be thinking and concentrating on what I'm doing but as soon as I take a break and any time out of work my head is just in a constant chatter.
Meditation helps for awhile and when I get genuine insights in to myself my mind stays calm for awhile, as if it's trying to come up with the next problem for me to solve.
My main insight today seems to have been about my energy level. I noticed how at work I let my energy get so compressed by the environment and then when I come away it's like my mind is struggling to try and raise it up to the natural daily life level that it should. It was like if I just feel and let the energy from around my abdomen just rise up in side my mind was calmer and instead of frantically thinking I had alot of energy to be doing stuff.