Can anyone out there relate or help?

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Well, I have Borderline Personality Disorder. For those not familiar with this lovely curse, it more or less means that I'm a royal pain in the ***, I will probably never have a normal/stable relationship of any kind, I have suicidal thoughts, looooong term depression, and sometimes crazy mood swings that change from one minute to the next. I'm about to be 32 (in 1 day...whoopee). I have no plans with anyone to celebrate it. And it means that time is flying by; still not married; still have very few true friends. Anyways, I just moved to the LA area a few weeks ago and started a new, exciting job. It really is as close to a dream job as I may ever get. It doesn't pay quite as much as my last job, but it's in the industry I love and basically, I was just really feeling like this was my official fresh start. So 3 weeks in to the new job and move....what is the DAMN problem? I'm totally losing it again...crying every 10 minutes (not an exaggeration), wishing I was dead,

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I can't give you a professional opinion, nor can I relate exactly. Everyone gets down. I get down very low and get discouraged very easily. I have found that by surrounding myself with people who offer companionship can help alot.

Here is a good example. I used to do alot of racing, triathlons, half marathons, etc. I read in a training manual to tell everyone that you come in contact with what you are doing. By doing this you can create your own "cheering section", thus giving you a common ground with others. I started doing this with everything that I do. If I cook a gourmet meal for a group of people, I will tell people what I am doing. Some people don't care, but some people will ask you about it. By creating a conversation starter you will meet people. By meeting people you will feel better about yourself. And this may aid in you being able to cope with day to day life better.

Not sure if this is right, but it's worth a shot.

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