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What was the basic belief that you had that made you develop bpd?

My psych says it always starts with feeling different, but not in a good way.

However there should be a belief about yourself that is more specific than this. There should be a conclusion that you came to (mistakenly) as a very small child.

Have any of you come across this and figured out what it is?

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that my status was lower than the pedigree dogs in the house

I could be hurt and abused with impunity as I was worthless, less than human

the abuse was known, but I was not protected from it, this means I was not worth protecting

less than human

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lol im debating whether or not this is a great topic..but here goes.

"that im not an equal"

" I have victim tatooed on my head"

"Im not worth anyones breath"

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Interesting question

for me

Eventhough I am an adult now I still believe what I learned as a child that people will hurt you, that I cant take care of me but the grown ups dont care and so the world is a very dangerous,scary,lonely place!!

Lilly

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That everything I do is wrong, everything I feel is wrong and I should be punished for all of it. As a child I used to lie in bed at night willing myself to change so I wouldn't be beaten all the time. Never worked.

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Thank you for the replies, my psych seems to have been right.

I'm still searching for my basic truth but most of these strike a chord with me.

The challenge is to realise that you were completely wrong when you came to these conclusions.

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as i was reading this post i was thinking...these are all the things i think...it didn't depress me, it helped me see i am not alone...this isn't exclusive to me
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as i was reading this post i was thinking...these are all the things i think...it didn't depress me, it helped me see i am not alone...this isn't exclusive to me

Im glad it helped you not feel alone. Because, youre not.

For me it was:

You did something wrong, youre unlovable

You tried to be different then me (my mom) therefore youre wrong, bad, unlovable.

Sex = love

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I have to be prettier, I have to act in a certain way, I have to wear certain clothes or else I will never be accepted.

I'm a bad person.

if a man has sex with me that means I'm loveable, pretty, worthy.

I'm never ever good enough.

People always think bad of me and laugh about me behind my back.

Everything about my body is disgusting.

not necessarily in that order.

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no one ever wanted me.

no one will want me.

edit- i read back on thiese replies and i see other people hold the not wanted belief as a truth too.

thats scary. i dont why.

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  • 2 months later...

-Every bad thing that happens is my fault.

-I'm not wanted and the world is better off without me.

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