How do I get my partner to understand BPD?
Finding Relief if You’re Facing Relationship Problems Due to Borderline Personality Disorder
- Seek out information.
- Get help.
- Practice healthy communication.
- Ask open-ended questions.
- Talk only when your partner is calm.
- Offer support.
- Avoid labeling or blaming.
- Take threats seriously.
How to live with a spouse with borderline personality disorder?
The challenges of living with a spouse having a borderline personality disorder Having a constant negative self-image, engaging in self-harming behavior, making risky or impulsive choices, and a plethora of mood swings or intense emotion – mix it all together and you have a perfect recipe for a tumultuous and disastrous relationship.
How is borderline personality disorder (BPD) diagnosed?
It is diagnosed through a clinical interview with a licensed mental health professional, explains Simon A. Rego, PsyD, chief psychologist at Montefiore Medical Center and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, both in New York City.
Can a man with BPD be controlling to his wife?
The above conversation illustrates the male BPD sufferer’s efforts to be controlling associated with feeling threatened by his wife being attractive to other men. But male BPD sufferers also tend to be controlling in other areas, such as spending money, contact with other family members, and contact with friends. Here is another example.
How does BPD affect relationships with other people?
For example, a male with BPD might find it quite disturbing that his wife speaks to other men while in public. He might begin to behave oddly such as being emotionally distant, becoming easily angered, not openly communicating, or begin taking everything personally.