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What does love feel like for someone with BPD?
A romantic relationship with someone with BPD can be, in a word, stormy. It’s not uncommon to experience a great deal of turmoil and dysfunction. However, people with BPD can be exceptionally caring, compassionate, and affectionate. In fact, some people find this level of devotion from a partner pleasant.
Do borderlines feel loved?
It’s very common for someone with this disorder to have intense, unstable relationships filled with drastic and quick-changing feelings. A person with BPD may fall in love quickly and assume that the other person will make them happy.
How to live with someone with BPD?
To help someone with BPD, first take care of yourself. You need the support of people who will listen to you, make you feel cared for, and offer reality checks when needed. You’re allowed (and encouraged) to have a life! Give yourself permission to have a life outside of your relationship with the person with BPD.
What are the early signs of borderline personality disorder?
Common borderline personality disorder symptoms include: Powerful emotions that change quickly and often. Episodic anxiety and depression. Self-harming and self-mutilation (i.e. cutting)
Can someone with BPD love?
Dr. Manning says people with BPD have a tremendous capacity for love and are often compassionate and caring towards humans and pets. While it can be exhausting and exasperating at times, it’s entirely possible to have a lasting, loving relationship with someone who suffers from BPD.
How it feels to have borderline personality disorder?
People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) tend to have major difficulties with relationships, especially with those closest to them. Their wild mood swings, angry outbursts, chronic abandonment fears, and impulsive and irrational behaviors can leave loved ones feeling helpless, abused, and off balance.