My name is Can and I am a 20+. 

I WAS GIVEN MY DIAGNOSIS OF BPD LAST YEAR EVEN THOUGH MY THERAPIST HAD BEEN AWARE OF IT SHORTLY AFTER BEGINNING THERAPY WITH HIM 2 YEARS PRIOR. ONCE I BEGAN LEARNING ABOUT BPD FROM HIM AND AS MANY BOOKS AS I COULD READ I FOUND A HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT THAT I HAD NEVER KNOWN AS I EASILY RECOGNIZED MYSELF IN JUST ABOUT ALL AREAS OF BPD. WHAT'S MORE, I RECOGNIZED MY FATHER AS HAVING BPD TOO, AND THAT EXPLAINED AND ANSWERED SO MANY THINGS ABOUT HIM, MY UPBRINGING, AND MYSELF. I AM A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON SINCE LEARNING ABOUT BPD AND APPLYING WHAT I HAVE LEARNED TO MY LIFE SO THAT I NO LONGER FALL INTO THE SAME TRAPS (AT LEAST NOT AS MUCH). I DISCOVERED I AM NOT WEIRD, THAT I AM NOT ALONE. I DISCOVERED THAT MY WAY OF THINKING, ACTING, AND FEELING IS DISTORTED, NOT OTHERS. WHILE I HAVE COME A LONG WAY, I STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN, CHANGE AND UNDERSTAND ABOUT MYSELF, LIFE AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

I HAVE FOUND TREMENDOUS HELP WITH BPD FROM PSYCHOTHERAPY. I HAVE WEEKLY SESSIONS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH OCD AND DEPRESSION FOR WHICH I HAVE BEEN TAKING PROZAC WHICH HELPS KEEP THINGS UNDER CONTROL. I WAS SUICIDAL FOR A WHILE AND SEEM TO HAVE CONQUERED THAT PART OF MY LIFE. 

MY FAMILY DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT MY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. I WORK HARD TO KEEP THEM A SECRET AS MY UPBRINGING WAS NOT GOOD. MY CLOSE FRIENDS, HOWEVER, ARE AWARE OF MY ISSUES AND HAVE BEEN ESSENTIAL PARTS OF MY RECOVERY WITH THEIR SUPPORT.

My email is: ICAN120@WMCONNECT.COM