Matti dos Santos
Bio
American living in the UK. I caught the writing bug at age 8 and haven't stopped writing since! Full-time social work student and part-time retail slave. Lover of Dr. Pepper and doughnuts.
Stories (1/0)
BPD and Me Part 1
I guess I've always known that I wasn't "normal" from a young age. I always felt things more intensely than other people, and held onto those emotions longer. I had difficulty making and keeping friends. Due to my mixed ancestry, I had a constant identity crisis, never knowing where I fit in. I also had a very tumultuous childhood in which I experienced traumas that still affect me to this day. I always wondered what was wrong with me. Was it something that I could fix, or would I just have to suffer my whole life? It was not until I was 27 that I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, the most commonly diagnosed personality disorder. Where I live (the United Kingdom), it's estimated that seven out of every 1000 people have this disorder.
By Matti dos Santos6 years ago in Psyche
