The Sexy Goth

http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Have-Borderline-Personality-Disorder/461161#caform

The replies on this post are funny, but some are just weird and sick.  So, I thought I'd add my own, but I couldn't post, it wasn't working... so here it is:

First of all, young people of your age are often "unstable" in their feelings about their futures and themselves, they may be at a point where they haven't found a purpose or don't feel useful in society yet.  And I don't believe you are really age 26-30 either.  You might be barely 18.  I do believe you are female, however.  Nothing you said indicated "unstable sense of self", however, even your picture.  You don't kill animals or enjoy hurting people.  You actually talk about other people and know they exist as real, whole living beings, not as little vignettes that you can imitate or manipulate (borderlines and hystericals), not mirrors of their own personal greatness or vile scum undeserving of being graced by the king or queen (narcissists), or a means to a way for your very justified success or enjoyment (sociopaths, alcoholics).

You do have some spelling problems and grammar errors though, so you might be interested in college courses to improve that and your future.  You have obviously not been to college yet, so that poster up there is just funny!  No, I don't think you're a "sociopath" or a "borderline" as much as it might be like "f off" to the world if you don't like it and I'm really "bad" so 'deal with it or leave', or that it's a fashionable title to have... as is apparent from your goth photograph.  You also want to not be "normal".  There are some really sick people out there who think goth is very hot, but some day you will really want to be "normal" again.  For example, there's a guy in a mental hospital somewhere, maybe in his 60's, an active raging nutrient deprived dependent alcoholic who sees that "goth" detective assistant on T.V. and says "wow, she's HOT", and I'd totally have when I get out of here.  CREEPY!  Do you want that to happen to you?  And perhaps you shouldn't pick a personality disorder - because there are a lot of crazy sociopaths and borderlines out there who appear to be the very definition of "normal" for short periods of time.

Also, I think you might have an impulsivity problem, however, regarding the theft - or you like the attention and high you get.  It's also very immature, so that's how I know your real age.  And with the drugs and alcohol, you are self-medicating for depression or anxiety probably because you are really an "introvert" (hence the expression through the internet), who, unlike the common belief, are actually very "normal" and "healthy" and need interactions with other people just as much as so called "extroverts", maybe with some Asperger's traits or sensory overload issues that makes you need some down time away from it all.

And stop jumping to conclusions... being momentarily self-focused and contemplative isn't the same as "self centered", which isn't the same as "sociopath" or anything worse than that.  And societal rules encourages the "cold as ice, nose in the air" attitude among strangers, which can be mistaken for high self-esteem or playing "hard to get", and you're just learning how to play that game and win friends.  And you might just not know when to stop the partying until you have to stop because you are burned out.  That's where your addictions come in - you need a program for that, pick one.