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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nobody knows what they mean.[/quote]

Thanks to MIL, I know Borderline very well now.  Never heard the term before 5 years ago.

Borderline people create a lot of chaos in the lives of people around them. That's why they're so frequently discussed in places like this.  If MIL were chill, I'd have nothing to write about. [/quote]

I believe your MIL creates chaos, sure. But the term for that isn't as "deep" and "complex" as BPD--she's just a pain in the ass. Really. Don't play armchair psychologist when she's just a PITA![/quote]

I'm sorry, have you met my MIL?  Trust me, if she were just a PITA, I'd have no trouble saying so.  Her behaviour is extreme. She's alienated just about everyone in her life - she was estranged from her own mother for 20 years, and has been estranged from her two sisters for longer than that.  She does the classic borderline "splitting" behaviour - I was the golden DIL who could do no wrong until I wasn't, and now she's decided she hates me.  She's done awful things to many people over the years.  I never knew anyone like her until I met dh and his family.  I was befuddled by it for years.  Learning about BPD was a revelation, and I understood her so much better after that.

I don't care if you don't believe me.  My MIL has Borderline Personality Disorder.  Is what it is.  [/quote]

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