
sausagesandwich
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Diagnosed borderline personality disorder, been in therapy for 8 years, on meds, just had iron infusion where doc took an hour and 3 stabs to find and stick my vein. Every time I think of my brain being messy, I think of that pasta/noodle meme where you dry the wets and wet the dries and then dust the wets but the dusting stops too soon and it’s like “please, my wets. dust my wets” but in my case it’s “please, my brain. Dust my brain”.
I suppose my brain is still my wet noodle.
VirtualHugger
NessUsedPSY
I understand and your not alone with that feeling.
MadamPuddifoot
You're *
AnnieGitchYerGun
Oh hey, I'm in this meme and I hate it. But I've found a psychologist that's listening to me, about to start a leave of absence to start
AnnieGitchYerGun
working on healing and since I am using FMLA my state will pay 90% of my wages. My life is a shambles, but In feeling pretty fucking hopeful
twantwaffle
Self soothing is a great thing to be able to do. Its actually encouraged as a parent to allow your child to do. Keep up the good work!!
NapKingCole
Brains are weird. Glad to hear you have support. Unfortunately I cannot dust your wet noodle lol
JohnWickdidnothingwrong
Many of us have wet noodles that we need dusted, no shame in that.
Strostkovy
I shake my legs so often my calves are disproportionately muscular.
Insanepixi
I tend to start rocking before panic attacks. I didn't realize til my mom pointed out she knew I needed help because of it.
BumFacedGoat
Ooh @op I have bpd too, I also rock to self soothe. I don’t even realise when I’m doing it. Sometimes I sway when standing too. Big hugs xx
HasteTheFool
Don't half-ass it and rock, full-ass it and metal!
sausagesandwich
That’s actually not a bad idea!
T3sl4co1l
Despite the innocence of the analogy, "dust my brain" has...relevant interpretations. Well, good luck, and stay well!
Toffeeaccident
I would dust your noodle but alas, mine too is in dire need.
AmoAmasAmant
I too have BPD. I was in an abusive relationship a few years ago and used to rock myself to sleep every night. Rocking helps.
AmoAmasAmant
I left my abuser and no longer need to rock myself to sleep and I'm healing. I'm sorry your brain feels like mush. BPD sucks. Sending love
sausagesandwich
Thank you. I used to feel so alien until I finally accepted it isn’t going away, and reached out to some bpd online communities. I didn’t-
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Realise how isolated I’d forced myself by trying to make it go away & pretend it isn’t there. I’m way more textbook bpd than I realised lol
ErgoVisaVisConcordantly
What’s wrong with rocking? Mother’s do it to babies. People like porch swings & rocking chairs. Maybe it’s an innate comfort mechanism
nopressurejustcomeupwithacoolname
I tell EVERY medical person looking for a vein “you get two stabs, no fishing, then you call in someone else” Some will just keep tourtuing
SirDalud
I hear you loud and clear. Cold soothes me, so I thank winter. Remember to thank yourself for dusting.
Phoelixx
The autistic community would like you to know you’re so fine, rocking is the best <3
lovelyladylizard
*hugs* you're not alone..rocking is very soothing and its better than what alternatives there are to calm yourself
lanthanidehighway
i usually rock when i'm in pain. so did my mother.
TheSongofRiver
Its ok. Many people rock themselves. I'm one of them. I have autism. I rock myself for comfort and I flap to relieve tention. Sometimes both
ForgetMyUsername
I pop my mouth like that cat meme. It also started cuz of that meme. Also I rock sometimes. Got diagnosed a month ago with autism
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squeegepooge
Not that there’s anything wrong with using pharmaceuticals.
RunawaySpoons
If you can't make your own neurotransmitters, store-bought are fine ?
IamJacksComment
A lot of autistic women are misdiagnosed as borderline at first....
Ikwilstroopwaffels
I stim too. Often I do it by flapping my pantlegs (i wear really loose pants) to just feel the fabric flopping. Bipolar here.
VBong
Never feel bad about making yourself feel better! Rock on my neurodivergant friends
TheSongofRiver
As for the brain: i have a garden. With a huge big tower in the middle. All flowers are organized and ok to see. But it has a weed issue
TheSongofRiver
cause I suck being a gardner. So I have help keeping weed at a minimum. If the help isnt there, there will be problems. Cause the weed will
TheSongofRiver
destroy the garden en tower foundation. And that tower cant break, if it does, its the end of the garden. The help really wants to get rid
TheSongofRiver
of that tower, and fix that what is in it. But I dont want that. Dont touch the tower and keep weed at bay.
sausagesandwich
I love this! Thanks for sharing :)
ThisNameIsMaybeTaken
Lots of people fap to relieve tension.
grumpykumquat
That meme always made me so sad. Like, unbelievably sad. Like, he cries for help but no one understands him.
legendultra
Coping with shit comes in many forms. Crying, shaking, laughing, screaming... funny that we learn these all early on but at some point some
legendultra
Become less "socially appropriate "
KindaWeirdSometimes
I have a hammock chair that works wonders for calming, as I too, rock for comfort. 10/10 recommend hammock chair.
sausagesandwich
I need hammock. Might get myself one for Christmas
Crashdlanding
There are worse ways to self soothe
WeirdStealth
OP, as long as you know a good way to sooth yourself, that's good. even if it seems a little childish or odd, rocking isn't bad. I either 1/
WeirdStealth
play video games, build/design something, or on very rare occasions, I'll clean. Me cleaning to sooth myself is a bad sign, I need to be 2/
WeirdStealth
left alone, or distracted from my troubles. Me cleaning to sooth myself is me being very silent and ignoring others, I've scared my 3/
WeirdStealth
parents once because of my dad said something that set me off and caused me to shut down and lay in bed being dead to the world.
eruditic
you got ghosts in your blood
pummel5
I don't care what anyone says. Rocking chairs are the dogs bollocks. Everyone likes rocking op it's a good feel
sffmunkee
Prepare for wet noodle to be dusted @OP
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sausagesandwich
I officially hate you
sffmunkee
Then my job here is done! I must share the horror!
sausagesandwich
I’m gonna live just to spite you :)
Fantasamy
I unknowingly do a little dance when I'm about to dig into some yummy food I've been looking forward to.
RunawaySpoons
I caught myself doing that recently; hadn't realised before then and I don't know how long I've been doing it ?
mouthfullofpebbles
I do that too! Always have, and just about at any meal (except breakfast no.1). I love food so much it's probably really a romance.
Columbus43219
OK... this is crazy, but my daughter did this as an infant. She also had a compulsion to eat crayons. We discovered that she had a
Columbus43219
magnesium "deficiency" and once we started giving her calcium/magnesium supplement, she stopped, like within a day. Try taking a standard
Columbus43219
over the counter multivitamin and see if it helps.