17. I'm Tired of My Emotional Stability Being Tied to My Current Love Interest (The "FP" Relationship)

back from the borderline

English - November 03, 2021 18:53 - 1 hour - 130 MB - ★★★★★ - 394 ratings
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Previous Episode: 16. How I Reparented Myself Through Chronic Feelings of Emptiness & Fear of Dying

Next Episode: 18. Growing Up Queer Struggling with Sexuality, ADHD, Shifting Self-Image & Self-Harm (ft. Jared Gelman)

I was determined to make the most epic, in-depth, spot-on and healing "FP" episode in all of BPD & CPTSD content land, and you know what? I think I damn well did it. Enjoy, friends. :)

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Below are the topics covered on this episode:

■ social media posts that stopped me in my tracks this week

■ how our struggle with hearing “no” and rejection keeps us from experiencing real love

■ spoken word poetry about processing childhood trauma and cPTSD

■ breaking “toxic cycles” – exploring attachment issues due to abandonment trauma

■ the pain people with bpd feel when we lose someone close to us

■ when we grow up believing love = pain and how that impacts our adult relationships

■ what is the core issue at the heart of the favorite person relationship?

■ a moment of silence for the years of our lives pwbpd have spent waiting for a text back

■ unpacking paranoid thinking in people with bpd in FP relationships

■ shifting identity based upon our current partner – how to reconnect to your authentic sense of identity

■ the impact of teen bullying on fp relationships and development of bpd (disowning parts of ourselves in childhood)

■ the dangers of toxic “fp” relationships (feeling clingy and needy, pushing people away)

■ how pwBPD can begin healing and approaching relationships in a healthier way

■ “original pain work” - the abandonment wounds that create FP bonds later in life (toxic shame, cPTSD)

■ how to express anger in a healthy way through voice dialogue

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Dr. Alexandra Solomon

Seerut K. Chawla 𝗠𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗣

Maria Sosa, MS, MFT, Therapist

Mark Grove (@createthelove)