What happens if BPD goes untreated?
If left untreated, the person suffering from BPD may find themselves involved with extravagant spending, substance abuse, binge eating, reckless driving, and indiscriminate sex, Hooper says. The reckless behavior is usually linked to the poor self-image many BPD patients struggle with.
Why do so many people stay in BPD relationships?
The why of so many people staying caught up in the BPD maze is multi-layered. Each individual who is or has been in any form of relationship with someone with (especially untreated) BPD needs to ask themselves more about why they are where they are and why they stay. What are the obstacles to letting go? What is the fear?
Do people with BPD live their lives without knowing they have BPD?
No one should have to live the way that people with BPD (whether they realize it or not) who have not sought treatment, won’t admit to or don’t know they have BPD, or who go to therapy but really never quite get to the work and commitment to the process of recovery required to change, become healthier and recover.
Do people with BPD get enmeshed with their exes?
So many people, on the other side of BPD – who do not have BPD – do certainly get enmeshed with a partner (on-again-off-again Ex then partner again) and because this is so painful and confusing an incredible amount of focus is put on the person with BPD. This means that loved ones begin in a myriad of ways to lose themselves often.
Why do people stay caught up in the BPD maze?
In order to stop trying to change the person/partner/relative with BPD and to gain more awareness into what is blocking their emotional detachment and healthy disengagement in any reactivity or invalidation or in many cases low or no contact and moving on. The why of so many people staying caught up in the BPD maze is multi-layered.