Monday 21 January 2019

How To Recognize Men With Borderline Personality Disorder

By George Sullivan


Some people are harder to appreciate than others. It can be because they're just thoughtless and self-serving. It can also be a sign of some sort of mental illness that makes if difficult for them to process their thoughts in a way that's healthy. If you know a man who lacks empathy, doesn't accept responsibility for the things he does, and craves your approval, he might be someone mental health professionals categorize as men with borderline personality disorder, commonly referred to as BPD.

Some mentally ill people are highly functioning. They might seem to have everything together until you get to know them well. Other people are at the opposite end of the spectrum. They can't function without their daily medication to keep them going. It is no different for males who have BPD. If you have any hope of understanding how your partner thinks, you need to be aware of the signs of the disease.

One the symptoms of this disease is low self-esteem. You may have noticed this person craving your approval and constant attention. He might try and copy the behavior of the people he surrounds himself with. He does this because he doesn't trust himself. Even though he doesn't act like it, your partner is probably feeling inferior to everybody else. Rather than think for himself, he will do and say things that he believes other people will admire him for.

Individuals who have BPD lack empathy. They have trouble seeing and caring about the wants and needs of others. BPD sufferers don't understand how their behavior impacts those around them. There is not a fully developed sense of awareness in them. It should not be surprising that relationships are difficult for them to maintain.

You should be aware that many BPD sufferers attract destructive relationships. They can be mentally and physically abusive. Your spouse or partner might become excessively needy and mistrusting. He might be your shadow one minute and cold and distant the next. Your friends and family will have experienced this too.

Borderlines can become intensely anxious. They may even panic. Worries and anxiety are common feelings for healthy people. Sufferers of BPD carry the feelings to the extreme. They may be hypersensitive about how others act toward them. Borderlines will lash out when they feel threatened because they want to be accepted so badly.

Men who have BPD are terrified of abandonment and being left alone. You may be the victim of his paranoia and intense jealousy. Borderlines are not above stalking their partners and monitoring their daily activities. Your partner may accuse you of ridiculous things that make no sense or have any basis in reality. He may even threaten to kill himself if you don't do whatever it is that he wants you to do.

Mood swings and uncontrollable anger are two major signs of this disease. BPD sufferers blame everyone else for their shortcomings. They can be impulsive and prone to risky behaviors. Ten percent of people diagnosed with the disorder commit suicide. That's four hundred times higher than the national average.




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