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How do you make someone with BPD love you?
Making a relationship work when one of you has BPD
- Learn about BPD. Part of caring for a partner with BPD is understanding what they’re experiencing.
- Seek professional help. Therapy can help people with BPD learn to better process emotions and events that upset them.
- Offer emotional support.
Do borderlines always devalue?
In borderline personality disorder, idealization often alternates with devaluation. For instance, a person with BPD may shift from great admiration for a loved one (idealization) to intense anger toward or dislike of that person (devaluation).
How can I help my girlfriend with borderline personality disorder?
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.
How can I help my borderline girlfriend?
How do you make a girl with BPD happy?
Is Love different for people with BPD?
Even though I’m 30 and have only recently been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), I’ve know the way I see love is very different than most for quite a while. Love and feelings are something I’ve struggled with since childhood.
How to recover from BPD relationship abuse?
First and foremost, when it comes to recovering from abuse in your BPD relationship, you need to understand that the abuse thrown your way was their choice. Your partner chose to treat you a certain way.
Can borderlines fall in love?
So, here’s the truth: Borderlines are very capable of falling in love and being great partners. Sure, they have issues with their emotions and need to learn how to control them and such (and who doesn’t these days). But once they do, they are very capable of being stable, loving partners.
Is BPD like a 12 year old throwing a tantrum?
After all, you were in a relationship with someone who’s emotional levels are of a 12 year old throwing a tantrum. Victims of abuse often feel like they were the cause for it. But this is not true. All of us, BPD or not, are responsible for our own choices in life. This means that we’re not responsible for the way others treat us.