Iām not sure if youāre going to answer this, but i have bpd too and i was wondering whether you can relate to/share tips on overthinking, itās like I see bits and pieces of āevidenceā and make up scenarios and ALWAYS fear the worst, i know Iām not being rational but i still convince myself of things that arenāt true and i jump to conclusions?? Any tips?! ty xx
Oh god I overthink e v e r y t h i n g
I think this is a mixture of my BPD, generalized anxiety disorder, and PTSD. They kind of feed off of each other which is always just wonderful.
I overthink about whether or not my fp is mad at me. I overthink about people being annoyed with me because I always feel extremely annoying and I hate myself. I overthink about interacting with people even cashiers at stores. I overthink about how people perceive me. I overthink about speaking to the point where Iām sometimes paralyzed and cannot speak more than a couple words if that. I overthink about how I didnāt tip a pizza guy 3 years ago (not even lying lmao kill me pls).
The main thing that Iāve found to help me is when I find myself drawing conclusions, I think āAm I drawing this conclusion based off my assumptions of this person or by concrete things this person said?ā If itās by assumptions, I try to dismiss it. It can get a little more tricky if someone straight up tells you āyouāre irritatingā or something like that while theyāre mad at you.
Even if rationally I know that Iām jumping to conclusions, I can often still feel my mood drop so itās okay to just let yourself have a good cry. Bottling up your emotions is never a good idea. All thatās going to do is cause you to explode/break down over something small later on or be passive aggressive.
If you have a fp and they unintentionally cause most of the jumping to conclusions, you should tell them to reassure you. When my boyfriend (fp) is mad at me, I typically cry, so he tells me, āI might be mad at you right now, but I still love you and care about you so muchā. It helps so much.