sunshine_bear Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 heyOnly a few people know about my BPD, alot more know that I suffer depression. I kept it a secret for a while before teling people, now I have two friends and my boyfriend who knows. I dont want anyone else to. I told them because there my closest friends, and the ones who end up looking after me when I cant look after myself. I dont want people to know, well i didnt want people to know because I was scared about the repercussions on my career and on my life as a whole. My family dont know, and I dont want them to. Its bad enough they know I have depression, and they found out about self harm but they dont know I still do it. sunshinex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxlouxx Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 i dont really come out with it as i am petrified if i let it out it wont be part of me anymore..then who would i be without a past? lou x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibiddi Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I struggle with this issue.For me, I consider the BPD diagnosis to be intertwined with the abuse. And I dont want to talk about that with most people.However, I also think that the abuse wasnt my fault, and keeping it a secret is wrong, so I should tell people.So, whatever happens, if I tell or keep quiet, I believe I have done the wrong thing.I tend to err on the side of caution, and not tell anyone, unless I trust them completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexan1 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 :mellow: As far as everyone in my town knows, i have been suffering a prolonged virus for nearly 2 years, hmm you would have thought someone may have guessed by now, but, no i dont tell people, some come right out and ask me, why are you shaking so much? or why are you doing that? I even find myself appologising for my mh issues. i would love to just say "hey look ive got mh issues and i also have a tremor". i think the world is too judgemenal. if i had a broken leg, would they move their chair to one side and give me strange looks? i have had to tell my husband, (i kept waking him in the night by screaming random things!) he checks i have took my meds now. wonder if anyone else keeps the house awake screaming?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiebabe Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Just a few of my close friends know everything about my illness, chronic Depression and emotional unstable BPD. Mainly due to the fact i have ended up in psych hosp a couple of times and they cared for my son. I don't believe everyone should know. Other people know that i have depression and so does my son, who is 11. He only needs to know minimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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