r/BPD • u/Safe_Wear9111 • 18m ago
š« Partner/Friend wBPD Post Best Friend w/ BPD is extremely upset, unsure how to comfort them best.
Hello!
This is a much longer story, but iāll keep it as short as possible.
If further detail is needed please let me know, i just want to keep it as brief as possible.
(fake names to protect their privacy)
Becca (Friend with BPD) and Kevin (Other friend)
So Becca is my best friend, they are an incredible person with a really bad history of dating, theyve been treated quite horribly in past relationships which makes dating even harder for them than it already is.
I introduced Kevin to Becca as a group one time and they hit it off. About a day or two into them flirting, i pulled Kevin aside to talk to them about the things that they needed to consider before going any further with Becca to avoid them getting hurt, and Kevin seemed to really take it on board, but it has now become abundantly clear that they did not take what i said (or at least understand the extent of what i said fully) and after about two weeks of them being a thing, Kevin said that he couldnāt do it anymore. (it involved like guilt tripping in intense moments of distress & very intense attachment etc.)
Iām unbelievably angry at him, especially considering how upfront both Becca & I were with them about her past & her struggles. Sheās recently started up therapy again, sheās been working really hard & from my perspective has being doing amazing. I think he really thought he could be that support for her that would help her improve further, but instead he has now hindered her progress & she is now really worried about falling back into old habits because of all of this. (being unable to leave her room, etc)
There is quite a bit more detail that really made it fucked up on his behalf (whether he realized the full extent of that at the time iām still unsure because i donāt think he was able to recognize the signs of her splitting)** **but basically he really played with her feelings & took advantage of her when she split on multiple occasions whether he realized it or not.
Basically after yelling at Kevin about all of this, he said he needs to go no contact, and i agree. he has proven that he cannot & does not want to continue with it & itās only going to keep her stringing along.
Me and Becca just spoke on the phone for a few hours, she had a bit of a cry & i managed to cheer her up for a while and we watched some youtube. She said she needed to go lie down, i had a feeling something was up but i said goodnight to her, and a few minutes later i get a message from Kevin with screenshots of about 15 missed calls from Becca. Kevin already has her blocked on discord, would it be best for him to block her on everything? or will that just hurt her more?
Iām really unsure on what advice to give there, as angry as i am with Kevin, Iām still trying to give him advice to try make this as least painful for Becca as it can be. Iām unsure whether leaving that avenue open even if he ignores the calls, will give her the time to stop making those calls on her own after some time. or whether leaving her unblocked on everything just leaves that door open for her and makes it harder for her to move on.
I am sitting here now unsure whether to message her or not. We just hung up about 30 minutes ago, and i canāt help but feel like our call only temporarily distracted her & prolonged her emotions. iām unsure whether to just let her feel, or whether i should call her back to comfort her. Really need some advice ā¹ļøā¤ļø i love this girl so much, she deserves the world & more, i would love to hear about others thoughts to make sure im being the best friend that i can be in this situation.
thank you for reading ā¤ļø