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Hello, everyone...I'm Lil' Pink Coupe, and I'm 20 years old and a college student...going into my third year this fall.

I love animation, classic and contemporary, especially animated movies that aren't afraid to show anything...like Watership Down, The Plague Dogs, The Brave Little Toaster, Rock And Rule, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Fritz the Cat... you know, the ones that aren't all candycoated for little kids like they seem to be today. :rolleyes: I really like Pixar films, too, especially the Cars movies. For some reason, I love anything to do with anthropomorphic Cars and machines. I even have a huge box of the die cast Cars toys (and other assorted die cast Cars like Matchbox, HotWheels, Johnny Lightning, etc) that I've collected since 2006. I have a collection of Cars plushies, too. The Cars movies have gotten me thru some really hard times.

I really like stuffed animals, too, and always sleep with a bunch. :D I even make some of my own by hand.

I actually registered for this forum a long time ago, but I've only posted just now...you see, I'm super confused right now. Recently I've read some stuff on Borderline Personality Disorder, and have taken some online tests for it, and have found out that it's possible that I could have it, or be at risk for it. I've also read excerpts from Rachel Reiland's "Get Me Out of Here" on Amazon.com, and was startled to find how much I can relate to it, minus the raging and hitting her kids and guilt tripping. What I DID identify with was the fear of rejection, feeling different, and the feeling that everyone's going to leave me eventually cuz I just plain fail at life. I don't drive yet, I don't have a clear idea of what I want to major in or want to do after college (basically if there's anything available that I won't screw up to bejesus and back (like I seem to do with everything), I'll take it), I don't assert myself, etc. etc.

I also think I might be kind of depressed, too...I've also taken online tests for that, and the results always come up with, "You sound severely depressed - seek help immediately," but I can't...you see, when I was a kid, my mom wanted to get me dx'ed with OCD, ADD, Asperger's Syndrome, etc. and put me on meds, and my dad had to fight her long and hard in court to prevent that from happening. After all his hard work, I just don''t have the heart to still have issues...he'd be heartbroken, and so would I. He's told me he's okay with my taking some kind of meds for my anxiety, tho....now that I'm an adult and my brain is fully developed.

I just don't know what to do or what my problem(s) is/are. :(
 

David Baxter PhD

Late Founder
Hi, Lilpinkcoupe.

First, online tests are for entertainment only. They are NOT accurate and cannot diagnose anyone with anything.

Second, trying to diagnose yourself from a list of symptoms is a mistake. There is something called "the medical student syndrome" that talks about this - where you read about the symptoms of a particular disease and you think you have some of those symptoms too so maybe you also have the disease.

We do not allow online diagnosis here for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that online diagnosis is hopelessly inaccurate and unethical.

Having said that, the symptoms you describe could be many things and Borderline Personality Disorder would not be high on the list of popssible diagnoses:

What I DID identify with was the fear of rejection, feeling different, and the feeling that everyone's going to leave me eventually cuz I just plain fail at life.

These feelings are quite common, especially among young people and perhaps especially among young females. They are uncomfortable and it is quite possible that short-term counselling or psychotherapy could help you with them, but they are not necessarily pathological and may not be indicative of ANY mental disorder (i.e., your diagnosis may well be "normal").

Perhaps you can tell us a bit more about why you think you fail at life, and maybe we can help you get a start at feeling better about that.
 

Retired

Member
Welcome to the Forum Lilpinkcoupe, and thanks for finally joining in.

Hope you might find some answers to your questions.
 
Hi hun hope you post again ok You should be talking with your doctor ok about any concerns you have as a professional is the only one who can truly diagnose you
Do you have a councillor you can talk to at your school someone that can help you sort out all these emotions and thoughts you are having It does help to talk to someone hun who can guide you to supports you may need hugs
 
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