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How do people with borderline personality disorder think?

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As someone who recovered from Borderline Personality in 1995, I think, since I lived it for 35 or so years of my life I know what people with BPD people actually think. read more

People with BPD do not think like people with NPD do. Borderlines need others in a very co-dependent enmeshed way for a sense of identity and emotional safety. They do not seek supply as the narcissist does. They are seeking to feel they exist through “other”. Many with BPD do not where they end and “other” begins. read more

The proverb: "No good deed goes unpunished" is a good introduction to understanding the much misunderstood condition known as borderline personality disorder. Any personality disorder is a fixed, lasting pattern of thinking, feeling and acting that usually leads the person into emotionally and/or physically dangerous situations. read more

People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) tend to have major difficulties with relationships, especially with those closest to them. The wild mood swings, angry outbursts, chronic abandonment fears, and impulsive and irrational behaviors can leave loved ones feeling helpless, abused, and off balance. read more

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