Think I kinda understand, but I don’t fully understand it. Just want to know what it is, how people get it and what some symptoms are. Idk why but I can’t find any good explanations online.
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Source: psychiatric provider
BPD isn’t something one “gets”, like a cold or a virus. It’s a personality disorder that one develops over time that comes with specific traits, like dependency, exaggerated emotional responses, and can result in abusive behavior. It’s a learned thing, and generally a response to something in the person’s life like previous abuse or constant stress. For example, if you grew up in an abusive environment, you might feel like all of your emotions need to be exaggerated so people will pay attention to you. That might work when you are in your home with your parents, but the problem is that people leave their homes and carry on these traits through their lives.
BPD clients have a remarkable ability to find those who will most give into their disordered way of thinking, and exploit that as best they can. Unless that person leaves their life, or if that person ignores them until they change, the BPD patient will not change.
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