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    I need some outside advice

    I am a 21 year old college grad who lives with her boyfriend of 3 years. I need some outside advice on how to resolve my list of issues:

    i feel like i ruin everything
    have low self-confidence
    get defensive quickly
    don't want to admit to stupidity
    never think before i do or say things
    have a hard time apologizing
    stress over small things
    mountains out of mole hills
    low self-esteem
    have low interest in things i used to love
    have no girlfriends
    act like a child
    cry during arguments
    too many mood swings
    afraid to try new things
    afraid of failing
    afraid of trying
    make life harder for myself and relationship
    wait till last minute to do things
    have a hard time showing happines
    can't stop chewing my nails out of nervousness
    can't stop twirling my hair looking like a child

    I feel all mixed up and these issues I'm having are making my life more difficult and putting a really big strain on my relationship.

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    [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder]Borderline Personality Disorder[/url]
    Do the symptoms resonate at all?

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    The biggest thing is you sound like a depressed person. Depressed people usually have low self-esteems and that is clearly your biggest issue. Low self-esteem is a common thread that runs through about half your list of problems. In fact, many of your problems are just repeats. You are dwelling on all the negatives and you have blown them up to massive proportions. Besides the low self-esteem everything else sounds like it isn't that big a deal. Okay maybe you act a little impulsive at times, and you are not the best planner. There is a very good chance that once your self-esteem improves you will become a better planner. The same is true for your defensiveness, anxiety, unpredictable moods, and self-isolation.

    In order to get better, your best bet is to go see a therapist. They can set you on a path to feel and act remarkably better in only a few weeks. If you refuse to see a therapist I can offer a few basic suggestions that can help depressed people.

    1)Start engaging activities that make you feel good about yourself. At first you are going to have to force yourself, to do those activities but the more you work at it, the better you will feel about yourself.
    2)Also you can try exercising regularly.

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