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To live with borderline personality disorder - unpredictable behavior the balloon can explode at any time The threshold is low a flame that cannot be extinguished 01/02/2023 Sun :) - A-L Andresen :) Copyright © All Rights Reserved Bite Size Contest no.60 Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Line Gauthier Honorable Mention

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Date: 2/3/2023 7:46:00 AM
Hi Anne-Lise. Thank you for posting this poem. There are people who sadly do not respond to medication and those that do not realize that they should keep taking it even when they feel well. Many people end up in prison without the true help they need. You are right; there are those who know medication can help but choose not to take it. I will add that some of the side effects of the medication can put people off taking them too. I saw this during my nursing life. A great read. Cheers - Gary
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Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 2/3/2023 9:12:00 AM
- You are absolutely right - I also saw this during my nursing life, Gary - Many thanks for your comment :) - hugs
Date: 2/2/2023 5:51:00 AM
Thought provoking, such people sure need medical help, Sunshine:)
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Date: 2/2/2023 6:14:00 AM
- Thank you, Jo - hugs
Date: 2/2/2023 5:35:00 AM
Great capture! Did you take photo? Sounds like all of my love interests throughout my life...after having dated me. But seriously, it is hell to those who suffer. Very common with artists, and also many other Great achievers. Joe.
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Date: 2/2/2023 5:46:00 AM
- No, it is not my private photo (but, I wish :) - A disease that cannot be seen, but is terrible to live with - Many thanks for your comment, Joe :) - hugs
Date: 2/1/2023 1:33:00 PM
is it you or someone else that you live with? This kind of sounds like my husband. Not an easy thing!
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Date: 2/1/2023 3:58:00 PM
- No, no one in my family or close friends suffers from this disease ... thankful for that :) - It is not at all easy for those affected by this illness or their family, Andrea - hugs
Date: 2/1/2023 1:23:00 PM
you've described this very well, anne-lise!
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Date: 2/1/2023 3:59:00 PM
- Thank you very much, Ilene - hugs
Date: 2/1/2023 1:13:00 PM
Strange thing Anne-Lise, it can be recognised and treated before a crime, but after some unspeakable crime we mostly don’t want to know about it, and charge them as evil sociopaths, oh I do love these thought provoking ones, cheers David
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Date: 2/1/2023 4:07:00 PM
- ugly acts can happen, David ... many who do not use medication ... many who have the diagnosis without knowing that it is an illness, there are drugs that can help ... they do not seek the help they can get ... and we don't talk "loudly" about mental illness... - hugs
Date: 2/1/2023 1:11:00 PM
Anne-Lise, your poetry is beautifully written and very original. I sincerely hope that anyone affected by this condition is taking their medicine.
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Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 2/1/2023 4:12:00 PM
- Mental illness a disease that must be brought "into the light" Las - Thank you - hugs
Date: 2/1/2023 12:07:00 PM
I truly hope people with this disorder are on medication. I do not know anyone with this type of disorder at least that I know of. Well written. You always have such nice photos with your poems. love phyl
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Date: 2/1/2023 4:09:00 PM
- Some people get the help they need... others don't - Many thanks, Phyllis - hugs
Date: 2/1/2023 11:44:00 AM
Hello Sunshine Smile, Yes Sunshine Smile many people do suffer from this disease. I hop that a medication an help them. To feel better and live a better life. Hugs.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 2/10/2023 11:00:00 AM
Hello Sunshine Smile, Lets hope that medication can help them. I wonder if they can have normal life. Hugs.
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Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 2/1/2023 11:54:00 AM
- Yes, let's hope so Darlene - hugs
Date: 2/1/2023 9:38:00 AM
Hope this is fiction. Well done in size and meaning. Hugs xx
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Date: 2/1/2023 10:23:00 AM
- I don't suffer from BPD, Victor ... but, many people suffer from this disease in shame ... and loneliness - hugs
Date: 2/1/2023 8:58:00 AM
You never realise that many illnesses cannot be seen and the sufferer finds it hard to seek help. Tom
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Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 2/1/2023 10:25:00 AM
- So true, Tom ... many difficult diseases that we try to hide - hugs
Date: 2/1/2023 8:40:00 AM
Well written.
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Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 2/1/2023 10:26:00 AM
- Thank you, Sarah - hugs
Date: 2/1/2023 7:41:00 AM
So true and well said, Anne-Lise--unpredictable--explosive behavior. Sadly not uncommon.
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Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 2/1/2023 7:48:00 AM
- A sad mental illness, Vijay - Thank you - hugs

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