Are You Living With Someone With Borderline Personality Disorder?

Having lived with someone with Borderline Personality Disorder, I offer the following link to those people who feel they may be living with a Borderline. It is one of the most difficult psychiatric disorders to treat, with a success rate of less than 20% according to some estimates. Many psychiatrists refuse to treat Borderlines because the BP patient frequently attempts to manipulate the therapeutic process, will not question his or her perceptions, and has strong resistance to any form of cognitive therapy.

The literature on living with Borderlines is clear: Relationships with those who have BPD can cause serious depression or physical illness in the non-BP as a result of the abusive, manipulative behavior exhibited by most Borderlines. The non-BP often begins to think he or she is crazy because the Borderline causes extreme chaos in the relationship. If you feel you are living with a Borderline, I strongly urge you to consult a list of signs and symptoms at one of the most respected and professional sites about the disorder, a site administered by Randi Kreeger, author of the ground-breaking book STOP WALKING ON EGGSHELLS. Getting the right information might just save your sanity by helping you to make informed decisions. The link to these symptoms is:

BPDCentral--Signs and Symptoms

The BPDCentral website also contains information far beyond the above list of symptoms. It is an invaluable resource for those who wish to understand the disorder better. It also offers advice, as does Randi's book, about dealing with the physical, emotional, and verbal abuse inflicted by Borderlines, as well as crucial information on custody and divorce when one of the spouses/parents suffers from BPD.

This post is not intended as diagnosis or treatment for anyone with BPD or living with someone with BPD. It is intended to refer people to well-documented information for a disease that is only beginning to be diagnosed and discussed.

Because the nature of this post is strictly informational, it is not open to comment.