I’ve been thinking about rejection. I live with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), where real—or even perceived—rejection can feel especially intense and can rapidly shift my emotional state, triggering a deep fear of abandonment and strong urges to seek reassurance. This is especially hard for me at my job because I work with many women in…
Tag: Borderline Personality Disorder Fear of Abandonment
55 Rules For Love – Rule #4 – Only We Can Make Ourselves Happy, It Is Not The Other Person’s Responsibility
Originally Published: January 13th, 2020 Codependent No More My first thought on this rule is Melody Beattie’s book, Codependent No More. Codependency has many definitions, but my favourite is: … an excessive reliance on other people for approval and a sense of identity. For so many years, my happiness depended on the approval of others….