On BPD And The Importance Of Third Party Perspective
If a person with BPD sees, hears, and smells something, then how can it be untrue? Third party perspective.
Laura Kaponer
I’m The epitome of Snow White with a bit of Evil Queen too
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I too have been a wounded animal. I am here today at this point in my recovery because I did what I had to in order to heal. I stopped attacking those who reached out to me. I accepted responsibility for the role I played in getting wounded.
An Open Letter To My Unexpected Abuser
I know only a vague concept of the past hurts you have experienced and the wounds that never fully healed because of it, but I was not the one who actually hurt you.
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The quiet moments expose all the bloody, broken parts of me that have yet to heal.
