Hi all,
I was wondering if there are people in this forum who have experience in relationships in which one or both people have a pd?
I have BPD myself and I have had years of therapy and would consider myself quite reflective, which doesn’t really help my self esteem. I think I am a good partner but I obviously have a lot of demons that can make life difficult.
My bf has a different pd and we are quite different in many ways. When I panic and get emotional he keeps a calm head, if he gets angry and vindictive I can talk him down. I think it’s because we both understand that the other struggles with certain thought patterns so it’s easier to talk about things, whereas most people will find us weird.
On the other hand I have a pretty bad history of picking bad partners who treated me awfully, so I am naturally asking myself if I can trust myself and my perceptions (which is again a typical bpd thing).
Are there others in this forum who have experience (either positive or negative)?
I am just trying to make sense of my head :)
Thank you!