/ot/ - off-topic

Completelybovine

>>269695
jfc…

But then again I know so many people like this..

>>269691
ITT unattractive people aren't genderspecial enough so they embrace their shit personalities

Who are these people.

can i greentext rl story?

everyone tumblr #actuallybdp is a weeb it seems

>>269701

>Cloeric
>Chaotic evil

Also I don't think they have whatever illnesses or traits they described, I'd count on BPD tho

>>269707

(Sorry for double posting) what is the "8/80" thing? A new version of the enneagram or something?

Anyone ever encountered those Quora NPD larpers?

>>269705
because bpd is the same as a yandere anime character!!

nothing of real substance to add, but I fucking hate self diagnosers and I hate the culture of self diagnosis and how it's becoming more common because of tumblr.

>>269703
Yes! Feel free

>>269739

i mean, tumblr hasn't been popular since like 2012. i'd say its more because those anxiety depression memes became super popular like a year ago and now everyone thinks they're sick. i see self diagnosers a looot on twitter (what most teenagers use now) and even on reddit. but tumblr died… a long time ago.

>>269744
Twitter is definitely a bigger influence but I know several people who think they have BPD because of vague posts like this.

>>269843
I don't know why, but seeing shit like this in the Tumblr context pisses me off. It makes those with BPD look like they need to be perpetually babied and never need to take responsibility for their actions. How is this list going to convince anyone, ever, that they need to reconsider their misconceptions? I've never witnessed anyone "make fun" of BPD, it's usually just referenced in internet armchair psychiatry as an exaggerated caricature. You know, they're manipulative banshees that will either make false rape claims, steal semen from condoms, or run their cars into crowds. Dealing with that stigma is frustrating enough, and if someone really wanted to advocate for the disorder, they're not going to win over anyone's sympathy with this list. There's zero context or explanation for these symptoms, they're not exclusive to BPD, and several of them can be just as painful to be on the receiving end of as to experience.

I really didn't want to write a novel but I can see how the DSM criteria for BPD lends itself to self-diagnosis to ignorant young people. Things like impulsive behavior and emotional instability are easy to identify and par for the course with teenagers. On the other hand, terms like "dissociation" and "splitting" are more difficult to conceptualize and I can see how these could be confused with boring ol daydreams and arguments. I'm sure most of these kids do have some form of depression and/or anxiety, but that isn't unique or interesting enough for them.

I think what fucks with me the most is how they post shit like >>269701 as if every disorder is a girl scout badge that they're proud to show off. No one actually diagnosed would openly admit to it, because they know most people don't give a shit and everyone else doesn't have anything good to say about it.

>>269708
It's from an online empathy quotient test.

>>269843
But why? I mean maybe those things aren't your fault, you're ill I get it. But why should normal people basically make themselves ill trying to coddle you? It's one thing to be supportive, it's another to be your fucking punching bag.
You can't just excuse away everything because you're sick. Certainly people should be more understanding but nobody should be ruining their own lives for your sake, especially if you refuse to change.

>>269843
>needing validation
so the entirety of tumblr then.

Why the fuck do people with BPD feel the need to advertise the fact they have BPD? It's not like it's an excuse for anything - it's a classification of a personality type that it essentially 'I'm an attention-grabbing unstable shithead'. It's nothing to be proud of.

>>269966
maybe they have a fetish for shocking people and seeing their reaction, like that nemu girl

>>269744
this didn't start with tumblr. this has been going on for a really long time. I remember back when MySpace was the big thing people were diagnosing themselves with bipolar to seem cool. and now the cool new disorders are BPD and autism.

>>269966
people with actual BPD don't do this. it's just whiny bitches online. they honestly more likely have histrionic personality disorder than anything else.

I was diagnosed with BPD last summer, and jfc the worst thing you can do is visit the BPD subreddit. So many attention seekers and stupid posts akin to:

>”he didnt f*cking reply and I want to cut myself”
>do any other BPD sufferers do insert mundane quirk that most people do
>i havent seen a professional BUT IM PRETTY SURE I HAVE BPD

And everybody wants to fucking kill themselves. Do they know that you can have BPD without being suicidal? Or does that not give them enough pity points??

>>269966
No one who actually has BPD wants it advertised because it's the "crazy girl" disorder that comes with really shitty stigmas. People who go around flaunting it have seen Girl, Interrupted one too many times and think it's edgy and cool.