A Letter to My Borderline Brain

Dear Borderline brain, I know you want to go to the hospital. I know. But you are okay, you are not in crisis, and you do NOT need to be there. There will be times that you do. You remember the boy who cried wolf? This is important. Are you listening to me? It’s nice to have people take care of you, but please remember that people ARE taking care of you. Your therapist and your psychiatrist and your nutritionist and your outpatient program leader are always on your team. They are not going anywhere. You remember what it felt like before. You remember when the air felt so heavy that you couldn’t stand under the weight of it. That is not what is happening now. You remember when innocent things in the world around you triggered elaborate suicide fantasies. That is not what is happening now. You need to stop cutting yourself. I know you are in pain, and I know the cutting helps, but – and this is important — you are doing this because you want to show people. You want them to look at your cuts and see that you are in pain. You need to stop. There are better ways of communicating with people. You like to write. You should write more letters. You need to stop starving yourself. You are doing so much better, but it’s not enough to obsessively maintain at 114. You need to learn to eat when you’re hungry and stop when you’re full. You need to let go of the numbers, both the weight and the calories. I know it’s hard. I know you’re not sleeping well. I’m sorr...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Borderline Personality Eating Disorders Inspiration & Hope Motivation and Inspiration Self-Esteem Anorexia Body Image Borderline Personality Disorder bpd Cutting Nightmares Self Care Self Harm suicidal gestures Source Type: blogs