#PPD

[paranoidpdsuggestion]

[autopsyfreak]

why is substance abuse common in people with personality disorders?

{this post is not here to encourage substance use of any form}

the answer is probably what you’d expect. people with severe mental health problems, especially personality disorders, are incredibly prone to abusing drugs and/or alcohol.

this is even noted within the DSM5 framework for personality disorders itself, to the point where in an assessment for a personality disorder you’ll usually be asked about any history regarding drugs.

this also goes for a lot of other mental health conditions as well. generally-speaking, mental illness is one of the biggest reasons people use substances in the first place.

doesn’t it just make things worse?

in a lot of ways, yes.

obviously repeated misuse of substances makes you highly susceptible to addiction, which comes with its own plethora of problems and changes to your behaviour, but drugs can also worsen some mental health issues and even cause new psychological problems.

so why would anyone resort to that?

there are a lot of reasons people might fall into substance abuse as a way of coping with mental illness. it can provide a temporary escape from life’s cruelties and, once again especially with personality disorders, is frequently used to try and numb yourself from your traumas.

it is in no way a good decision to make, nor one that i would advise for numerous reasons. it can worsen your mental health problems, damage your quality of life further, cause permanent issues with your physical health, ruin relationships and cause death amongst numerous other things. but it’s important that you also remember not to demonise people who do use. they have their own reasons for using and nobody chooses addiction.

when reality is hard people search for escapes and solutions elsewhere, even in the form of their own destruction.

[takemetodragonstone]

t shirt that says i survived hell and all i got was this stupid personality disorder

[soon-palestine]

[ru-i-n]

[cryingscreamingpuking]

It really makes me so damn angry how many autistic/ADHD people treat the neurodivergent label as the autism+adhd label. Neurodivergent includes ANYONE who's brain doesn't work the way it's supposed to. This includes people that have learning disabilities. People with down's syndrome. People with cluster A, B and C disorders. That includes systems/people with DID, that includes schizophrenics, that includes people with PTSD. If you have a group that is labeled for neurodivergent people, you cannot act surprised or offended if people that don't have autism or ADHD but DO have other disorders join that group. Because neurodivergent is an umbrella term. And everyone under that umbrella term deserves to be able to find community in groups named with that umbrella term.

[ppd-culture-is]

Stop saying differently abled when you mean disabled.

Stop saying gifted burnt out kid when you mean disabled.

Stop saying the c-slur when you mean disabled.

Stop saying 'super power' when you mean disabled.

Stop saying senile when you mean disabled.

Stop saying special needs when you mean needs for someone who is disabled.

Start saying disabled when you mean disabled.

Disability isn't, nor will it ever be, a dirty word. The only reason you think it's dirty is because you walked on it with muddy shoes.

[drifting-bones]

i don’t fucking know how to communicate that i’m feeling neglected and unloved and like i’m the second favorite. like how do you say that without wanting to fucking die.

[alexandraisyes]

Reblog/interact if your blog is a safe space for all people struggling with their Cluster A, B, and C personality disorder regardless of whether they are high or low-functioning in their disorder.

[cemitadepollo]

Not a day passes by without me being mad as shit that ableism against demonized mental illnesses is normalised.

We are not criminals. We are not dangerous. We do not owe neurotypicals a complete explanation on why we developed our disorders and why we aren't serial killers that kidnap people.

Fuck hollywood, fuck ableist criminology and fuck saneism.

[paranoidpdsuggestion]

you ever just wanna say 'fuck it' and act like a complete caricature of the worst of your personality disorder even though you know it's gonna make you look like an asshole/annoying/etc. to perso/neurotypicals and make other people with the PD look 'bad', but you don't care anymore? like we are gonna be villainized by these people for the rest of time, why should we care to appease them anymore if they aren't ever gonna listen to us or our experiences anyway

[aintnopartylikeaprideparty]

as someone who has experienced abuse from someone with a personality disorder, it's actually incredibly easy to not dehumanize everyone with a personality disorder. i've seen people do borderline eugenic rhetoric surrounding people who have npd, aspd, bpd or other personality disorders, and then be like "I'M allowed to say these things because i'm a survivor, and if you disagree you are hurting abuse victims."

and frankly? i'm tired of it. as an abuse survivor i'm here to say that you're NOT allowed to turn into a fucking eugenicist the moment you're hurt by someone with a personality disorder.

does hurting and belittling other people who happen to have the same disorder as your abuser, people that are already suffering and that are already looked down on by society, bring you any healing? does it bring you peace?

Being hurt by someone isn't an excuse to hurt others that you feel justified in lashing out on. you're literally in control of your own actions,

you may claim to be making a safe space for abuse survivors, but i will never feel any solidarity with you, and i ESPECIALLY don't feel safe with you considering i might have a personality disorder.

you are excluding a large amount of abuse survivors in the name of "advocacy". a lot of people with personality disorders developed one or multiple due to heavy abuse. in the aim of creating a safe space, you are excluding the ones who need a safe space the most.

[ru-i-n]

[motormouthedfool]

bitches be like "do i have a personality disorder or am i just looking for attention or am i just trying to find excuses for behaving the way i do"

im bitches

[titan-god-helios]

kissing everyone with a personality disorder from ANY cluster on the forehead (or giving you a cool blanket or flowers or a badge) you're so cool <333

[phobiamoji]

꩜ — PARANOIA EMOJI !!