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3/11/2008
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How society enforces BPD behaviors
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Living in a world that does not accept us who we are and tells us that we are never good enough
unless we live up to the standards of such a world. Trying to be all that we can but always trying to measure up and be like the “kings and queens ” of society. We are either not smart enough, rich enough, beautiful enough, and more. Life is measured on those things as is success when it should be we are measured and judged by our character and our values. Our actions not our appearances and lifestyles. We are constantly trying to find ourselves and spend much of our lives doing so when we should be doing more to make the world a better place to live in for all, We try to discover who we are based on what the world wants us to be not what we would want to be on our own. This is especially difficult for the Borderline Personality as it is already a great challenge to know who they are and to establish a clear identity , One of the core problematic traits of BPD is the lack of a core sense of self. Living in a world that does not accept us for who we are sends the Borderline the message that they are not good enough being who they are and must change and become someone bigger, better, and greater. So, The Borderline is constantly searching for a sense of self that lives up to what they want and what society wants as well. Already feeling inadequate and less than OK the person with BPD feels even more so when confronted with the rigorous demands of the society in which he lives. I have struggled my whole life to find myself and continue to do so with little results, Both society and the general traits of who I am with my BPD have played roles in my search for a constant and consistent sense of self. I often feel that I am on the path to being one thing only to realize I am something else all together. This makes for a confusing and lost way of living, In order for the Borderline to have any hope of changing for good and being consistent with that change society has to lessen it“s expectations and way of thinking and allow people to discover who they are without society telling people what they should and should not be. I know that every time I think I am headed in one direction then society convinces me that I would be better going in a totally different direction which added with my BPD thinking enforces my confusion even more.
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