Growing up, what are we constantly being told? “Be who you are” “Be whoever you want to be.” As inspirational as this sentiment is meant to be, as someone with borderline personality disorder (BPD), I have a very hard time with my identity.
I’m insecure about how authentic I’m being. Why? Because I tend to mirror those around me. It’s a feeling of chronic instability and it can be very mentally draining because there are constantly conflicting feelings of: “Is this who I really am or am I just acting this way because of who I’m talking to right now?” Despite the fact that I was experiencing this type of turmoil, I never realized I even had this struggle until it came up in therapy a few years ago.
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