Hey, this is for my (questioning) BPD kiddos. +Agere, reassurance, BPD, RP, diagnosis
In advance: When I was fifteen a professional mentioned in a side sentence, that I show symptoms of BPD and to this day I do. But I never got any resources and nobody ever held my hand and explained it gently and clearly to me. So I made a small rp-like post on how I would tell a regressed kiddo that they have BPD and what it is and how we deal with it now. Its a heavy topic tho, so if you feel like it doesn't benefit you rn then you could save it for later or just skip.
"Hey, sweetie, can I come into your play den? It's so cool in here. Very safe, small, soft and dim isn't it? I like the lights and plushies. Nothing can hurt us here. I really want to talk to you about something very important, bunny.
Do you remember all the people we have to talk to? Your therapists and the psychiatrist and the others? They told me something about you, they found something out. I know that sounds scary, but isn't it great that we know what is going on now? You have a diagnosis, sweetie, the fight for it is over now. Mhm. You're a good kid with a bad disorder.
You really wanna know, hm? Ready? It's BPD. Have you heard of it? Yeah, it sounds bad. It isn't great to have, buddy, you can have every feeling you have about this. Yes, even big or small feelings. Everything you feel right now is okay. I know, I'm here. I'm here. We have it on paper now and we're gonna talk to your nice therapist about it from now on.
You can come into my arms. You fit right in here, yeah, good kiddo. Youre the best kiddo, such a good, sensitive and strong heart you got there.
Do you want me to tell you what BPD is? It's a disorder, in your brain. It's the reason why you have such big emotions yet feel empty and bored. It's the reason you sometimes hate people and then love them. It's why you're scared of being left alone in this world. It's why you don't know who you are and it's why you hate this life and do very destructive stuff about it. But its gonna be okay. We can work on it, little one.
You see: I have it too. I do, yeah. People are gonna tell you that it isn't curable, but I promise you– with all my heart– that you can life with it. Not only life with it, you can be genuinely happy, stable and safe. I know, its hard to believe. You feel like a special case, nobody has it like you have it, hm? They don't understand. But here in this den we are safe and heard. You're heard here – by me.
What we're gonna do now, is learn about your disorder. We will work out methodes to work on it. It's okay, we can do it together or you do it on your own if you feel like it – and tell me later about what you found out.This is so much to take in right now, munchkin.
Let's draw and just let the feelings and thoughts be here, okay? They are allowed to be here right now in this den. We don't have to act on them. Let's just draw and cuddle and feel."
Bonus: "If you have any questions or concerns or big feelings then you can ask in my asks, okay, buddy? I'll answer and try my very best to help."
