How a Borderline Personality Disorder Love Relationship Evolves - Roger Melton, M.A. Love: The Vulnerable Seducer Phase At first, a Borderline female may appear sweet, shy, vulnerable and "ambivalently in need of being rescued"; looking for her Knight in Shining Armor.
In the beginning, you will feel a rapidly accelerating sense of compassion because she is a master at portraying herself as she "victim of love" and you are saving her. But listen closely to how she sees herself as a victim. As her peculiar emotional invasion advances upon you, you will hear how no one understands her - except you. Other people have been "insensitive. " It is this intense way she has of bearing down on you emotionally that can feel very seductive. Here is a woman who may look like a dream come true. Like many things that seems too good to be true, this is. It will all seem so real because it is real in her mind.
Once she has successfully candied her hook with your adoration, she will weld it into place by “reeling in” your attention and concern. The world ails her. Sex will be incredible. Any hope? any success stories? in Open Forum (BPD) Forum. Well first of all you need to trust a therapist to diagnose you correctly....
Bipolar and BPD are extremely close and along the same spectrum.... In fact often times people are DX'd with both..... And either way the treatment with meds are extremely similar..... One thing you might want to keep in mind too is that currently insurance is risky for people DX'd with BPD and many therapists either wont treat it or they cap the amount of people they will treat with it so its possible no therapist wants to saddle you with the DX as it carries a pretty significant stigma..... This is getting better but it takes time.... There are success stories, but in all honesty it does require stability in your world to have the space to recover.... It took me 2 years in weekly or biweekly therapy, 1 hospital stay, and constant checking of my own thought process to get where I am now..... Borderline Personality Disorder. By Paul J.
Hannig, Ph.D., MFCC, CCMHC, NCC Sections AbstractSome Characteristics of Borderline PersonalitiesOther Aspects of Borderline PersonalitiesBehavior of Borderline Personalities Causes of Borderline Personality Disorder The Process of TherapyReferences ABSTRACT: This paper is a narrative, exploratory, descriptive, and investigative profile of Borderline Personality Disorder (BP). How to deal with people with BPD. Joanna Wald's image for: "How to Deal with People with Borderline Personality Disorder" Caption: Location: Image by: Dealing with someone suffering from BPD takes good personal boundaries and more patience than you ever thought you had in you.
The first thing to learn is that you cannot give anyone a sense of self-worth. Your loved one will probably have sudden and violent mood swings. Your loved one will also probably hate you sometimes. These next two are where good personal boundaries are especially important. Your loved one will probably do things that seem strange, rude or irresponsible. Your loved one may make dramatic gestures, like threatening to leave you or commit suicide, expecting you to prove your love or save him or her. Borderline personality disorder. Photo by: kentoh Definition Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental disorder characterized by disturbed and unstable interpersonal relationships and self-image, along with impulsive, reckless, and often self-destructive behavior.
Description Individuals with BPD have a history of unstable interpersonal relationships. They have difficulty interpreting reality and view significant people in their lives as either completely flawless or extremely unfair and uncaring (a phenomenon known as "splitting"). The term "borderline" was originally used by psychologist Adolf Stern in the 1930s to describe patients whose condition bordered somewhere between psychosis and neurosis . How to Deal with Borderline Personality Disorder. Steps Method 1 of 4: Understand "Borderline Personality Disorder" (BPD) 1Expect some of these character traits in the person with "Borderline Personality Disorder" (BPD), such as:Poor, or lack of, control over emotions.Sudden changes in mood.Poor follow-through.
Frequently changing opinions and plans.Inability to maintain normal emotional relationships, throwing temper tantrums, arguing over insignificant events, fits of rage, at times "for no clear reason".Or the opposite, called "flat affect", often unable to feel or express anger.Fear of loneliness and isolation: yet, often at the same time, showing a tendency to avoid people, keeping them away.Fear of abandonment. 2See some characteristics on the positive side:Can be highly creative.Have a quick wit and are sometimes considered the life of the party.Are often talented and particularly intelligent.
How to Diagnose and Treat Borderline Personality Disorder. Save to Favorites Edit Article Edited by Mariah Dawn, Uncle ld, Laura, Maluniu and 1 other Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) interferes with someone's ability to regulate emotion.
Because of this emotional instability, the individual experiences extreme and sudden mood swings, impulsive behavior, poor self-image, and intense interpersonal relationships. People with BPD have sudden outbursts of anger that are unpredictable and can sometimes lead to self-injury. Ad Steps 5Consider medicine therapy along with professional counseling. Tips.