[War on BPD] Chronic Emptiness and Dopamine

This video describes the clinical manifestation; chronic emptiness; that commonly manifests BPD patients. It describes why and how this symptom should be understood, why it's different than depression, and what underlying pathophysiological pathway could be a lead culprit in causing it.

[Rachachachas]

Only discovered bpd this year. This pretty much sums up my life in the past 15 yrs.

[dimpletoadfoot]

I'm sharing this vid with my teen daughter who has had bpd since she was tiny. She hit a very bad emotional wall this year and she feels there is no hope for her :( I"m hoping this information will help her!

[milenashubas]

This video was amazing! Definitely gonna look through some more. Too bad he stopped posting :(

[MsMiaXO]

Thank you for putting this knowledge in a video! This helps me identify where I’m at and what I’m going through. Suffering with chronic emptiness and boredom is tough

[Louisebrimfield]

Wow... Just wow.. I watched because I'm in the chronic emptiness right now and you've shown me that I'm as far as knowing that novelty behaviour doesn't work.. Maybe for a short time but it doesn't fix anything.. Thank you so much 😊

[danishaferreira]

Thank you for getting into this. I have this disorder. It’s so horrible😔
I’m so empty, insecure, sad and in constant pain. Always procrastinating.. Always feeling inferior and always feeling doomed!
Happiness comes very seldom and at times it turns into euphoria and I go into this fantasy world only to have to come right back to the painful reality 😔

[SanchoGracie]

BPD (now determined to be quiet subtype) & ADHD. I've been taking 15 mgs of Adderall twice daily for over 20 years without addiction or tolerance issues. I take chelated Magnesium daily at bedtime & do a week long Adderall free vacation every 3 months. Let me tell you, that week is pure hell. The emptiness, depression, & severe lack of motivation is crippling but it's the best way my doctor & I have contrived to keep tolerance at bay. I'll trade 1 week every 3 months to 365 days a year of how I felt prior to getting a proper diagnosis & treatment. I was surprised to hear you say that doctors are not aware of the dopamine connection & using dopamine antagonists to treat it since my doctor has since the late 90s. I swear mental healthcare in this & many other countries leaves people suffering needlessly. It's so sad.

[ReeerMiyi]

Damn! I have no words. You are literally describing me. Damn! What an insightful video. Everything you said is just me. Chronic emptiness. Thank you

[maja]

Please post more! Your videos are so articulate and informative

[xwzzzzz]

Just amazing, I feel like that all my life. The suffering everyday, I lost hope. And not mentioned the relationships I ruined because I thought I could feel better by searching excitement. I wish I knew this earlier

[Iquey]

I'm glad someone here explains it well. Emptiness is a lot of being very hungry or maybe very horny? But you know that food is boring or you're already full, and sex is merely unpleasant or exhausting. You have to reach a point of giving yourself a chance to try to enjoy something and ignore that you might believe or feel it could be tiring.

[Meanbomb]

Bruh this was me when I was a teenager (if I understand what you're saying.) I was BORED all the time. My family joked about how much I would say I was bored. Of course, it always went one of two ways, I got really creative or I got really destructive. I rolled through the cycle all the time. It wasn't good for me or anyone around me. Thank you for this video my guy!

[sidneybutler]

I could nearly cry watching this video oh my God. This has been so much confirmation. I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 8, and had been on and off meds and not being treated for my other disorders very well. Fast forward to college, I have a bpd diagnosis as well as PTSD, and depression I'm no longer on ADHD meds. My anti depressents were working for anxiety and sadness but I couldn't get over the chronic emptiness! I couldn't get out of bed but it felt subtly but distinctly different from my depression! I could tell my anti depressents were working because I felt a different brand of all sorts of ick when I missed a couple of doses. I started watching howtoADHD and how she talks about the importance of dopamine in ADHD brains and I assumed my ADHD was acting up againb I've been going through hoops to get my ADHD meds. I got a doctor to prescribe a very short prescription before putting me through so many hoops to prove I have ADHD still but the impact that short course had on my mental health was amazing it wasnt that I felt suddenly happy it was that all of a sudden the coping mechanisms felt rewarding. I can only imagine what it would mean for BPD patience to be able to have access to these meds on merit of BPD alone. I'm currently hunting down my psychiatrist from when I was 8 (I'm almost 24 now) to provide documentation that I in fact have ADHD to continue getting my medication. But I can't imagine how many BPD patients don't have that. I hopemore research goes into this. This means so much and confirms what I suspected.

[XOChristianaNicole]

I always thought men saw me as a “short-term novelty.” I am only just realizing that’s what I thought of them..

[KJtheUFOchick]

Can you please possibly think of putting a video out on chronic suicidal ideation? 20 years of bpd research here and you are absolutely fantastic with this content! Sure do appreciate your videos! Much thanks 🎉

[godmakesnew]

You described my life experience almost perfectly with the exception of stagnation and the ADHD...amazing

[alene]

Wow... Thank you so very much. Please don't stop documenting.

[conniehankosky]

This makes so much sense. Every day I circle the drain of productivity but I can never actually get to that point until I force myself to, which then feels like rubbing my brain against sand paper. I get extremely tired and depressed and then I cut myself because I’m so frustrated

[markriley]

Thanks so much! I’m just coming to grips with having BPD. I’m going to need all the help I can get,

[slimebunnie]

This makes alot of sense the way you explained it. Thanks for the upload 🙂