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How do you have a successful relationship with someone with 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.
Why is it so hard to be in a relationship with BPD?
People with borderline personality disorder usually have a hypersensitive reaction to rejection. This means that they may not react to rejection as well as someone who does not have this condition. This can lead to unstable relationships, self-image, and behaviors.
Can you have a relationship with someone with borderline personality disorder?
But when one or both of the people involved has borderline personality disorder (BPD), relationships can become sheer hell. I live with BPD and was once in a romantic relationship with a man who had BPD and bipolar disorder; it was probably the biggest mistake I ever made. That said, I learned a lot from it.
Why do people complain so much about BPD relationships?
Because these complainers have no idea how relationships work. Not just BPD relationships — any relationship. Instead of looking at themselves as the issue, they rather just blame everything on their ‘crazy’ partner and the BPD illness. It’s pretty pathetic if you ask me and the opposite of what it means to be a winner in life.
Can borderlines fall in love?
So, here’s the truth: Borderlines are very capable of falling in love and being great partners. Sure, they have issues with their emotions and need to learn how to control them and such (and who doesn’t these days). But once they do, they are very capable of being stable, loving partners.
What are some good resources for people with borderline personality disorder?
HealthyPlace.com is an excellent resource with pages ranging from the symptoms of BPD to types of treatment to information about medication. Knowledge is power, and the more that you know, the more you’ll be able to prepare for the highs and lows of the relationship.