Read this article in Time magazine and much of it turned me into a typical borderline. I was offended by quite a bit I read there but it’s not their fault that was how we poor folks were perceived. I think they did a pretty good job of describing the disorder and the pain we feel. I have never been a cutter, but many are I understand. I’m too adverse to pain for that. I find myself reacting in my typical emotional way though, feeling rejected because I’m like that, feeling unaccepted. Who knew that article would be such a trigger?
Ah well, I’m counting on my wonderful new Wise Mind to see me through my reaction to it. I think it’s well written, personally though I could have skipped hearing about how we were once seen as the bane of personality disorders. Nothing like making you feel like a freak. And an untreatable one at that! I know, I know, it wouldn’t have been a balanced article without the history. That history makes me appreciate how far we’ve come with treatment options at least. And at least they followed it through to where treatment, and hope, stands today.
Anita, I read that article you liked to in Time. Very interesting. I didn’t know exactly what it meant by “borderline.” Not that I really do now, but seems I’m not alone.
I’m thinking about this:
“Borderline individuals are the psychological equivalent of third-degree-burn patients. They simply have, so to speak, no emotional skin. Even the slightest touch or movement can create immense suffering.”
and wondering if some of us can have very thin emotional skins that are kept in control more or less, but still …. anyway, would make for a good discussion in person, preferably over a glass of wine.
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I wish I would have seen this two mtnhos ago, I got married to a charming woman who turned into a nightmare ,the black hole of emotional needs, in like a week.I am in the process of divorcing ( no “oops” clause,darnit) and this article and postings assure me that I am making the right move.
I think their are degrees in everybody. I’m 100 times less volatile than I was in my 20’s (thank the gods!). I never had the anger issue so much either, but I had the pain. I hate that out of control feeling more than anything.
Someday a few of us should get together over that glass of wine 😉
Anita, I read that article you liked to in Time. As the parent of a BPD daughter much of it was true.
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