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In a book entitled Self Esteem, Mathew Mckay, PhD and Patrick Fanning write indepth about disarming what they call “The Critic”, a name they assign to that voice in one’s head that is always populating negative, self loathing, and self critical thoughts.
McKay and Fanning offer a very insightful view of “The Critic” and believe in […]

Why?????
No matter what stage of talk therapy you are in, this is the inevitable question that comes back to the BPD patient. In the polarized world of BPD, where black and white categories rule thinking and classifying, the question “Why did I get this Shit BPD to deal with?” always comes to mind. Atleast to […]

One of my biggest BPD problems is envy. Quite plainly, I fail to see any value in my own life, and yearn for what others have.
Some other people are rich and famous, some have lots of good breaks, some are attractive and desired, some have prodigal talents, some had better parents, better families, better girlfriends, […]

I’ve read on the web that those with Borderline Personality Disorder tend to be defined by what ever is going on externally in their lives. That is, Borderlines tend not to have a fully defined inner self that is consistent and pervasive despite the most difficult of matters going on in the outside world.
This aspect […]