People with borderline personality disorder have a debilitating fear of real or perceived abandonment. Ironically, they often push people away.

A classic communication theory, the double bind, may offer a unifying explanation for the paradoxes at the core of borderline ...

Borderline personality disorder is a chronic condition that may include mood instability, difficulty with interpersonal relationships, and high rates of self-injury and suicidal behavior. Borderline ...

People with the personality disorder have an extreme fear of being left. They use anger to protect from feeling fear, but it can lead to isolation.

Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone's everyday word use? My colleagues and I have conducted research ...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition that causes intense emotions and impulsive behavior. When these symptoms are directed inwards, not outwards, some people call this ...

Season’s greetings to all our readers. As the Christmas festivities begin to wind down and many of us reflect on the days just passed, it is important to remember that the holidays, while joyful for ...

Imagine being part of a family where everyone walks on eggshells all the time. Visualise a home-life punctuated by the histrionic outbursts of an adult child or sibling who is given to rollercoaster ...

Warning: This article talks about suicidal thoughts. When I raised the idea of a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) as an explanation for the difficulties Clare* was experiencing, she ...