Being in a relationship or married to a mate who has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) will be very trying for all involved. The periods of emotional roller coasters that will be experienced throughout your relationship can only make you stronger or break you. Dealing with the emotional ups and downs of a mate with BPD […]
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According to the DSM-IV-TR, the previous psychology diagnostic manual, Borderline PD is a type of psychological personality disorder that impairs an individual’s ability to control their emotions. Characteristic emotional instability results in dramatic and sudden changes in mood, impulsiveness, sad images, turbulent relationships, often threats and temptations to death. The prevalence of Borderline Personality Disorder […]
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Borderline personality disorder has unstable roots in terms of its origin. Before concrete diagnostic validity was established, psychoanalysts believed that Borderline personality disorder was a symptom wastebasket. The name derives from the belief that the disorder was a compilation of random symptoms from various mental disorders. It was believed that Borderline Personality Disorder bordered several […]
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Sep
Sep
The husband enters the main door of the house coming from work. He drags himself to the recliner in front of the television. The wife yells at the husband “I’m the only one who does anything in this house! Really, nothing gets done around here unless I do it. I need to get out of […]
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Abandonment issues in people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are some of the most pervasive and long-lasting conflicts that BPD sufferers deal with. Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment is a classic symptom of Borderline Personality Disorder. While you don’t have to have this symptom to have the disorder, I have yet to […]
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During my years as a therapist, I worked not only with borderline personality disorder patients, but also with their loved ones. While Jupiter is often in BPD, the family can suffer in silence. I have listed five suggestions to help them in this type of relationship with their lives. 1. Learn about the condition Many […]