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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Am not sure why a lot of PPs are insisting BPD occurs only in individuals who are abused.  This is not correct, although there is significant overlap.

It is a disorder of emotional dysregulation, and there is evidence via PET scans that there are abnormalities in the function of the amygdala, thought to be the seat of the emotions.

In addition, BPD individuals tend to have a highly refined ability to read faces and, thus, pick up the slightest hint of negative emotion, which they take to heart.  One way of thinking of BPD individuals is that they are at the extreme end of the emotionally thin skinned.

Yes, they are very difficult to deal with, but [b]they also suffer greatly from their emotional neediness and often seek solace in drugs and alcohol.  When they become overwhelmed by all the emotional input they are constantly taking in they often contemplate suicide.  Their life is hell.[/b]  [/quote]

Well put, PP.  Perhaps this can help others to have some empathy for people with BPD.  [/quote]

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