Responding to “Borderline” Provocations—Part I

Being in a relationship, by blood or romantically, with someone with traits of borderline personality disorder is incredibly challenging. While they may seem irrational, there is in fact a method to their madness. In Part I of this series, I introduce some important considerations before going on to describe in future posts specific countermeasures to their provocations.read more
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Parenting Personality Relationships Self-Help behaviorism Borderline Personality Disorder enmeshment family dysfunction John Rosemond Lorna Smith Benjamin Marsha Linehan metacommunication otto kernberg schemas unified therapy Source Type: news