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My symptoms are disappearing! - succes story in progress :)
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Some of my symptoms are gone or starting to become a lot less, and I couldn't be happier. I've struggled so much in my life, especially the past 10 years. And some things that I've struggled with so much that it interfered with everyday life, are suddenly gone.

The past 6 months I was purposely 'alone' (not dating anyone or talking to anyone) to try and focus on myself and work on myself. So a lot of symptoms like fear of abandonment and rejection were gone. Which makes sense, if you're not close to anyone, you will not feel those fears. I was afraid when I started dating again, I would have a new FP and all of those things would come back, but they didn't. I started seeing someone 3 weeks ago and things have been very good. I have little to no fear of abandonment, he is not my FP, we are actually forming a very secure and healthy attachment. This is the first time in my life that an interpersonal relationship has been healthy.

I would say 'fear of abandonment' is pretty much gone and 'unstable interpersonal relationships' is also not a thing at the moment. Other things that are gone or almost gone: impulsivity, intense anger, explosive episodes. And every single one of the other symptoms are becoming less as well. Another thing that is not a symptom, but I know a lot of us struggle with, my agoraphobia is suddenly gone as well. I struggled with this my entire life and now it's gone.

It feels weird but so good to live like this. I'm definitely not 'cured', but all of my symptoms are becoming less intense and some are already completely gone. I didn't think I'd ever come this far. Maybe if I keep going like this, sooner than I thought at first, I wouldn't qualify for a diagnosis anymore.

Just wanted to share this with you guys! I feel like this is a huge win!

EDIT: If anyone wants to know how I got to this point, I'd happily write a comment explaining!

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