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Aibu not telling new partner about diagnosis

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Bpdqueen · 30/01/2023 11:52

Iv been seeing a new guy for about 3 months now and things have been going great and I'm worried that if I tell him I have bpd he will leave. Aibu to keep this secret from him.

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LaLuz7 · 31/01/2023 16:17

Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 16:15

I didn't abuse my children

yes you did. severly so.

Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 16:18

LaLuz7 · 31/01/2023 16:17

yes you did. severly so.

I never laid a finger on either of them

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LaLuz7 · 31/01/2023 16:18

SandraCumin · 31/01/2023 16:16

What would be the point of her telling him now? The pill is not a 100% guaranteed form of protection for a man, only abstinence is. Telling him will only ruin her chance of getting her life back on track.

the point would be to give him the chance to decide for himself if he want to stay in the relationship, knowing what OP is capable of

he's a human being, not a toy in OP's game of do-over perfect families...

Simulacra · 31/01/2023 16:18

Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 16:15

I didn't abuse my children

Everything you post is a lie. There is zero chance your CPN reacted that way to you supposedly being pregnant.

LaLuz7 · 31/01/2023 16:19

Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 16:18

I never laid a finger on either of them

abuse doesn't have to be psysical

Simulacra · 31/01/2023 16:21

Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 16:18

I never laid a finger on either of them

Yes because abuse is only physical, there aren’t any other forms.

Hopefully the CPN will do her job properly and immediately inform SS. Who will do their job properly, expose you as the liar and abuser you are to your poor partner and remove the newborn before you get chance to even breathe in their direction.

Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 16:21

Simulacra · 31/01/2023 16:18

Everything you post is a lie. There is zero chance your CPN reacted that way to you supposedly being pregnant.

I told her I was scared of the baby being taken and she told me everything will be fine aslong as I engage. What was she supposed to do march me down to the abortion clinic

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Simulacra · 31/01/2023 16:22

Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 16:21

I told her I was scared of the baby being taken and she told me everything will be fine aslong as I engage. What was she supposed to do march me down to the abortion clinic

She isn’t a social worker or a judge so what she says is irrelevant.

ICanHideButICantRun · 31/01/2023 16:22

No i wasn't on contraception as the baby was very much planned and wanted

Wanted by you, on a whim, maybe, but you've just admitted he knew nothing about it!

LIZS · 31/01/2023 16:22

I suspect op told cpn a selective version of reality, not that she deliberately got pg or has only know her p a short time and that he is unaware of her issues or history.

discobrain · 31/01/2023 16:54

This is such bullshit.

January17 · 31/01/2023 17:02

Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 15:50

Im pregnant im so happy its really early the line was only faint but it was there cpn said aslong as i engage with services and get back on meds everything should be OK. Dp is coming around after work so can't wait to tell him he's gonna be a dad.

I'll be honest, I think this is a troll post. I know that some of the medications you listed can't be taken during pregnancy without risking birth defects. My psychiatrist would not let me take medication if I were at risk of pregnancy.

If this is a troll post, you're making a mockery of all the people who actually have BPD, their families, partners and friends.

LaLuz7 · 31/01/2023 17:04

January17 · 31/01/2023 17:02

I'll be honest, I think this is a troll post. I know that some of the medications you listed can't be taken during pregnancy without risking birth defects. My psychiatrist would not let me take medication if I were at risk of pregnancy.

If this is a troll post, you're making a mockery of all the people who actually have BPD, their families, partners and friends.

I've reported it but MN obviously disagree. I think it's an obvious wind-up

NotAMartyr · 31/01/2023 17:04

Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 16:18

I never laid a finger on either of them

Neglect is abuse OP.

Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 17:12

Everyone can belive or not believe what they want i couldn't care less. Thanks for Everyone who has been supportive and encouraged me to reach out to my mh team. I know iv dome things others don't like or agree with but u know nothing about my life or my past. Regarding the medication I'm seeing the psychiatrist this week to discuss that. My mh team are going to support me all the way and I will prove to everyone I have changed

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CheekyHobson · 31/01/2023 17:13

I’ve reported it but MN obviously disagree. I think it's an obvious wind-up

Agreed. The sudden pregnancy is too much. And if by a slim chance it’s real, the OP is beyond meaningful help. Not worth engaging further.

Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 17:14

January17 · 31/01/2023 17:02

I'll be honest, I think this is a troll post. I know that some of the medications you listed can't be taken during pregnancy without risking birth defects. My psychiatrist would not let me take medication if I were at risk of pregnancy.

If this is a troll post, you're making a mockery of all the people who actually have BPD, their families, partners and friends.

Setraline, quetiapine and lorazepam are all safe in early pregnancy

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Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 17:16

CheekyHobson · 31/01/2023 17:13

I’ve reported it but MN obviously disagree. I think it's an obvious wind-up

Agreed. The sudden pregnancy is too much. And if by a slim chance it’s real, the OP is beyond meaningful help. Not worth engaging further.

Sudden pregnancy we've been having unprotected sex for 6 weeks its hardly shocking

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Simulacra · 31/01/2023 17:36

Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 17:16

Sudden pregnancy we've been having unprotected sex for 6 weeks its hardly shocking

6 weeks is two fertile windows at very best, one of which would have just happened and wouldn’t result in a + test. To have had a + test, you would have had to have started your cycle within days of stopping the pill. It’s not impossible but it is highly unlikely.

Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 18:08

Simulacra · 31/01/2023 17:36

6 weeks is two fertile windows at very best, one of which would have just happened and wouldn’t result in a + test. To have had a + test, you would have had to have started your cycle within days of stopping the pill. It’s not impossible but it is highly unlikely.

About half of women get pregnant the first month of stopping the pill but im glad you think you no better then a nurse who came round my house with the pregnancy test and was here why I took it

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Simulacra · 31/01/2023 18:11

I never said you weren’t pregnant, I was pointing out that you have suddenly got pregnant because you stopped the pill within weeks of meeting your partner. Fucking psycho behaviour.

LaLuz7 · 31/01/2023 18:11

Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 18:08

About half of women get pregnant the first month of stopping the pill but im glad you think you no better then a nurse who came round my house with the pregnancy test and was here why I took it

no, they don't. only 6 out of 10 women your age will get pregnant in a YEAR of trying. Where'd you pull that number from?

Anonymouseposter · 31/01/2023 18:13

I was sympathetic at first but now I’m thinking that this is either a wind up or OP has no insight at all. If it’s a wind up it’s disrespectful to people who are struggling with BPD and trying their best. If it’s true OP you need to start being more honest with everyone for your own sake.

Rheia1983 · 31/01/2023 18:14

Whether this thread is a wind up or not, it is likely to have done damage to how people with BPD/EUPD are perceived by people who read it.

I started reading this thread with no preconceptions of BPD/EUPD and a general sympathetic attitude for anyone with mental health challenges seeing that I have such challenges too. I was rooting for OP and hoping she could find a way to being honest and open with her boyfriend and, hopefully, establishing a safe and nurturing relationship.

After having read this thread though, I'm afraid that I feel less open to giving the benefit of the doubt to those with BPD/EUPD. The potential risks for one's own mental, physical and emotional safety and peace of mind appear to be high.

If this thread is genuine, my sympathies are with the OP's boyfriend and children. May they emerge from this with the least damage possible. To the OP, I hope you find a way to see the implications of your actions and to limit the damage you are doing to yourself and others.

Bpdqueen · 31/01/2023 18:22

LaLuz7 · 31/01/2023 18:11

no, they don't. only 6 out of 10 women your age will get pregnant in a YEAR of trying. Where'd you pull that number from?

This is what my cpn said

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