This week's theme is loneliness. Let’s talk about the quiet ways we push people away, cut them off, or shut down before they get the chance to leave us first.

We’ll also look at the other side: what it’s like when people take space from us — because of the disorder, because we fucked up or because they don’t know how to stay.

What can we do to show up better for ourselves, and for those we love?Join the reflection on loss, loneliness and the tension between wanting closeness and fearing it, at r/bpdbitchespod.

Timestamps:

00:37 bpd/c-ptsd, I can't feel close to anyone

06:28 Why does it feel like BPD people wait until the worst possible times to have an episode?

12:29 coping with loneliness

17:19 Crippling loneliness and BPD

23:36 Have you ever lost a friend because of your mental health?

27:27 Self-discovery: a lack of emotional connection resulting in BPD behavior