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What is the course of Borderline Personality Disorder? There is considerable variability in the course of Borderline Personality Disorder. The most common pattern is one of chronic instability in early adulthood, with episodes of serious loss of emotion and impulsive control, as well as high levels of use of health and mental health resources. The impairment from the disorder and the risk of suicide are greatest in the young-adult years and gradually wane with advancing age. During their 30s and 40s, the majority of individuals with this disorder attain greater stability in their relationships and job functioning. Is Borderline Personality Disorder inherited? Borderline Personality Disorder is about five times more common among first-degree biological relatives of those with the disorder than in the general population. There is also an increased familial risk for Substance-Related Disorders (e.g., drug abuse), Antisocial Personality Disorder, and Mood Disorders, like depression or bipolar disorder. Where can I go to learn more about Borderline Personality Disorder? Psych Central has a reviewed list of resources you can consult for further information about Borderline Personality Disorder. We also recommend the following two books to understand more about this disorder: Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care about Has Borderline Personality Disorder by Paul T. Mason and Randi Kreger The Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook: Practical Strategies for Living With Someone Who Has Borderline Personality Disorder by Randi Kreger and James Paul Shirley For Loved Ones People with borderline disorder have marked difficulties with relationships, especially with the people who are closest to them, such as families, partners and friends. Episodes of anger outbursts, moodiness, and unreasonable, impulsive, and erratic behaviours, which often appear unprovoked, can result in considerable harm to these important relationships. Attempts to engage in a
discussion to work out reasonable solutions to problems frequently turn into highly emotional battles. This usually results in responses from family, partners and friends that include anxiety and frustration, attempts to placate, and angry retorts when the limits of normal patience have been exceeded. Therefore, most loved ones of individuals with borderline disorder are quite relieved to learn that effective treatment is available for the disorder, and that there are ways they can help as well. Two significant advances in the area of borderline disorder have been the recent research on the effectiveness of different educational and therapeutic experiences for families, and the development of consumer and family organizations focused on the disorder. Guidelines for Families, Partners and Friends If you are a family member, partner or friend of someone with borderline disorder, you probably have developed feelings of anger and resentment towards them that conflict with your feelings of empathy and desire to help. The following are ten specific actions that you can take that will help the person with borderline disorder gain better control over her or his life, and help you in the process. 1. Learn About the Disorder It is essential to understand that the person with borderline disorder is suffering from an illness that is as real as diabetes, heart disease, or hypertension. For most people, physical symptoms are easier to accept as indications of a disease than are behavioural symptoms. However, there is no reason to assume that a complex organ such as the brain is less susceptible to diseases that affect behaviour than are other bodily organs that result in physical symptoms. Recently developed medical research studies demonstrate abnormal brain structure and function in patients with borderline disorder, thus confirming this conclusion. It is also helpful to realize that persons with borderline disorder did not acquire the disorder through any actions of their own, nor do they enjoy having the disorder. Imagine what it must be like to feel that you are frequently at the mercy of forces within you, over which you seem to have little control, and that cause you extreme emotional pain and significant life problems. Therefore, a critical first step in the process of helping them and you is to learn as much as you can about the symptoms and nature of borderline disorder, and 119
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PERSONALITY DISORDERS EXPLAINED ANT
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1. INTRODUCTION Most of the persona
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BPD may say that they feel as if th
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disorders. Richer, more detailed de
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elationships. They almost always ch
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2. Codependence By Dr. Irene Matiat
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Why Be Codependent? Why would anybo
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