Anonymous Coward · 9d
I’m diagnosed with both BPD and OSDD1 and I honestly find that my BPD makes such a huge impact on my parts, how they function, what roles they play, etc. almost like my system is at the same time built around BPD and I think it’s something that I liked to see discussed more. I wanted to know if you had any perspective to share on this?
my thoughts on da subject: I don't think I'd really say that your system is really "built around" BPD so much as your BPD and OSDD are both responses to trauma that you experienced growing up
if a plant is forced to grow in a jar for most of its life and you take the jar off, the plants leaves being small are not built around it being short, neither are is it being short built around it's leaves being small.
your BPD IS your parts. BPD is a complex dissociative disorder. it means you have multiple (unelaborated) parts that contain trauma responses not attuned to the present day. your parts and system did not form 'around' your BPD. it formed at the same time your BPD did. you 'cordoned' off trauma responses and internalized feelings. they're on the same spectrum. to me it would be like someone saying "I feel that my DID formed around my CPTSD," if that makes sense? the trauma made the parts. the disorder is just the word we use for the presentation of those parts, and the presentation of your parts just happens to be described by both disorders criteria accurately
