r/raisedbyborderlines is a subreddit with 110k members. The community frequently discusses bpd, mom, struggling, mother, and hard, and they frequently recommend/review memoir recommendations, and the most common flair used is advice needed, vent/rant, translate this?, *this* is bpd!, and seeking validation.
A survivor sub exclusively for children raised by a toxic parent or guardian with borderline personality disorder/emotionally unstable personality disorder. This is a constructive, supportive space to find healing from your abusive parent and dysfunctional home.
PLEASE READ THE RULES before you participate. We take sub members' safety very seriously.
Popular Topics in r/raisedbyborderlines
#1
Bpd
85 posts
#2
Mom
60 posts
#3
Struggling
35 posts
#4
Mother
24 posts
#5
Hard
21 posts
#6
Hate
21 posts
#7
Nc
19 posts
#8
Guilt
19 posts
#9
Family
13 posts
#10
Parent
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/raisedbyborderlines
Memoir Recommendations
11 reviews
#1
Jeanette McCurdy
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Jeanette Winterson
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Mira Bartók
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/raisedbyborderlines
#1
ADVICE NEEDED
: ""That didn't happen""
9 posts
#2
VENT/RANT
: "Waif mom crying at boundaries"
7 posts
#3
TRANSLATE THIS?
: "Why is witch to waif so common?"
2 posts
#4
*THIS* IS BPD!
: "My mom lasted 2 1/2 weeks of my sister being out of her house and me not talking to her before escalating her demand for attention to this"
2 posts
#5
SEEKING VALIDATION
: "This is why I don’t tell her things"
2 posts
#6
MAKING IT ALL ABOUT THEM
: "Made the mistake of telling her about my engagement"
2 posts
#7
NC/VLC/LC
: "The mother wound"
1 post
#8
SHARE YOUR STORY
: "Strange way of picking fights, anybody else get this?"
1 post
#9
ENABLERS AND FLYING MONKEYS
: "I met with my enabler dad for the first time in several years"
1 post
#10
GRIEF
: "A question for the younger siblings…"
1 post
Member Growth in r/raisedbyborderlines
Yearly
+13k members(13.0%)
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Last updated: September 13, 2026