Borderline Personality Disorde

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accompanies this disorder can cause much suffering and lead to serious suicide attempts.
r is a common disorder, and it is estimated that 10-15% of the population has it. It is two to three times more common in women than in men. The increased amount of BPD among women is thought to be a result of the greater incidence of incestuous experiences during their childhood. This victimization can later result in impaired relationships and mistrust of men, and a seriously damaged self-image.
The main category of diagnosis of BPD is and impaired ego integration, which is a diffuse and internally contradictory concept of oneself. Kernberg is quoted as saying, “Borderlines can describe themselves for five hours without your getting a realistic picture of what they are like.” In I Hate You-Don’t Leave Me!, Jerold Kriesman and Hal Straus refer to BPD as “emotional hemophilia; [a borderline] lacks the clotting mechanism needed to moderate his spurts of feeling. Stimulate a passion, and ...

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