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Eric Mitchell55 said:Is it actually possible to deal with both BPD and schizophrenia at the same time?
Richard Wells said:You don't always have to go walking in someone else's shoes. Sometimes, just staying quiet is enough. If you can't actually help, don't make things worse by adding your two cents. 🙂
Richard Wells said:At the end of the day, judgment is judgment. Who are we to stick our noses into how other people live when we have absolutely no clue what drove them to make those choices?
shadowcobra4 said:Why is this entire discussion trending toward the idea that any form of judgment is inherently negative? If we perceive someone's actions as wrong, unjust, or simply corrupt—shouldn't they be called out?
Linda Roberts said:Provided you grew up with a decent, stable family—you know, the kind of parents who actually have your back—childhood is easily the happiest chapter of one's life... mostly because you haven't the slightest clue how complicated the world actually is.
Richard Wells said:Like, what kind of worries are we talking about here? Do you really think kids that age actually perceive things as "worries"?
fadedskipper3 said:Look, I was just making an educated guess based on what I've read online—and honestly, a ton of what I've found seems to line up perfectly with this specific disorder. I was just looking for some validation because I figured there might be people on Reddit who actually know more about psychology and psychiatry than I do. And trust me, it would change a lot. First off, it changes my entire perspective; I won't be looking at this person as just some "normal" individual anymore if they have a clinical condition. Second, maybe I'm actually in danger here. Maybe one day this person could actually lash out at me, and it eats at me knowing they're suffering through this (assuming they are). I'd love to sit down and have a real talk with them about it, but I need to be 100% sure of what I'm dealing with before I take that step. You can't just walk up to someone and say, "Hey, you should probably go see a psychiatrist because you seem a little unstable," and expect them to just go. It doesn't work like that.
fadedskipper3 said:Alright, I see people asking all sorts of things on this Reddit, debating every possible phobia and disorder under the sun, so I just wanted to throw this out there. If someone was actually planning on seeing a psychiatrist, they probably wouldn't be sitting here obsessing over the details of their disorder, right? 🤷
fadedskipper3 said:Hey everyone, since whenever I try to bring up anything related to paranoid personality disorder the mods shut the thread down faster than a local diner during a blizzard, I figured I’d just drop my question here. So, look, there’s someone very close to me, and I’m pretty convinced they’re dealing with this specific disorder. It’s getting hard to ignore. They basically have zero trust in anyone—just a constant, gnawing feeling that people are out to get them or trying to pull a fast one. It’s relentless. On top of that, the checking behavior is off the charts. We're talking constant spying, calling from blocked numbers, snooping through texts of the people they’re actually supposed to be close to... it's exhausting. There's this weird, pathological jealousy, too, mixed with this intense "love-hate" vibe where they oscillate between being obsessed with someone and absolutely loathing them. They're always on edge, super combative, and aggressive. Honestly, they can't just sit still and relax for five minutes without something setting them off. Does this sound like classic paranoid personality disorder to you all, or am I looking at something else entirely?
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about Tanita lately—not just her music, but that specific kind of soulful, effortless connection she has with an audience. It’s rare to find an artist who can carry such weight with such simplicity. There’s a certain honesty in her songwriting that feels almost too raw sometimes, which is exactly why it works. You don't see that kind of unvarnished emotion much in the mainstream anymore—everything feels so over-produced and polished nowadays—but with her, you really feel like you're sitting right there in the room while she’s pouring her heart out. It’s one of those voices that stays with you long after the track ends. kaže:
What is with this whole "why not?" attitude lately? Has hating on older generations actually become "in" or something? It’s getting ridiculous—like, seriously, we’re always going to be the young ones at heart, regardless of what the calendar says.🤣
Personally, I just love being around older people—there’s something about it. Honestly, I feel pretty lucky that I get to have them by my side more often than not.
Nicholas Cruz7 said:And I guess you'll just happily foot the bill for everyone to update every single legal document and identity marker in existence, right? ☕ My issue isn't with the name itself; it's the sheer existence of human trash who thinks they have the right to mock someone over something as trivial as a name.
Quote: This week in Washington, D.C., Joan Baez kicked off her first US tour in 25 years with a sell-out concert at the grand theater downtown. Beyond just being one of the absolute legends of folk music, she really does seem to have stood right at the center of nearly every major political movement in America in the past half century. She sat down with Mike Sexton to talk through her incredible life and all those historic moments.