How do I deal with my BPD partner?
How do I deal with my BPD partner?
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.
Is your partner suffering from borderline personality disorder?
When any relationship breaks down, it’s often because the partners are on a different “page” – but much more so when your partner suffers from borderline personality disorder. Unknown to you, there were likely significant periods of shame, fear, disappointment, resentment, and anger rising from below the surface during the entire relationship.
What happens when you break up with a woman with BPD?
Breaking up with a woman with traits of BPD or borderline personality disorder can be very painful. But one of the toughest aspects of these breakups is the persistent longing to get back that feeling of ultimate fulfillment you may have had at certain points during the relationship.
How can I revive my relationship with my BPD partner?
To revitalize the relationship, you would need to recover from being a wounded victim and emerge as an informed and loving caretaker – it’s not a simple journey. You need compassion and validation to heal – something your BPD partner most likely won’t understand – you’d be on your own to find it.
How to help someone with borderline personality disorder calm down?
Listening to your loved one and acknowledging their feelings is one of the best ways to help someone with BPD calm down. When you appreciate how a borderline person hears you and adjust how you communicate with them, you can help diffuse the attacks and rages and build a stronger, closer relationship.