MENTAL MALADY: BORDERLINE PERSONALITY

I will describe a mental malady called "Borderline Personality Disorder."  Many people in our society suffer from this disorder.  Most "drama queens" in our society suffer from his disorder.  This term is misleading, because it seems to apply only to women.  However, there are many men who are "drama kings" as well.  This is a very complex disorder, so I will only address a few symptoms:

• A person who creates chaos in all relationships
• Someone who seems to carry a "chip" on their shoulder, with antennas that pick up on anything they might take offense to
• You have to "walk on egg shells' around them, or you will get embroiled in a fight
• They sometimes blatantly hurt people's feelings, but most of the time they simply make "snide remarks," hoping that their victim will respond so that a fight can ensue
• They "rain on everyone's parade" that has any tye of relationship with them
• They think that a day that runs smoothly without chaos is a "boring day."
• Consciously or unconsciously, they thrive on chaos, because life becomes exciting, even if they get hurt or other people get hurt in the process
• Sometimes, jealously is part of the package, but most of the time, they simply find that being mean gets them attention and creates excitement
• They play the victim role, are very manipulative, and can fool others until they truly get to know them
• They have absolutely no insight to their behavior, and everything that is wrong is blamed on other people.

Some psychiatrists think that there are no drugs that will help this disorder, but recent research has discovered some drugs that will alleviate some of the symptoms.

The people who suffer from this disorder not only ruins their own lives, but they impact everyone around them in a negative way, and drives many people into depression who must deal with them.

I write this blog about this subject so that anyone who has to deal with someone who suffers from this disorder may be able to label their behavior.  Since BPD people are so manipulative, they sometimes convince the victims that it really is their fault that the relationship does not work.

I hope someone reading this will have an "Aha moment" and say to themselves, "It's not me!  It's them!"