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Update on Britney Spears and Borderline Personality Disorder
An ex-member of my Google email list sent me a message telling me that the media is reporting that K-Fed’s attorneys are saying that Britney Spears has “some sort of bipolar disorder.” Some sort? Sounds like Bipolar II or Borderline to me. Recently, one publication told the media to “stop diagnosing her!” OK, well… at my daughter’s therapist last Monday, Time magazine mentioned Borderline in a sidebar called ” What’s wrong with Britney?” (or something like that). More updates soon… No related posts.
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Does Britney Spears have Borderline Personality Disorder?
It was widely reported in the press after Britney Spear’s “breakdown” and stand-off with the police over the return of her children that she has “a bipolar disorder.” See this excerpt from TMZ.com: TMZ reported that Spears’ friends “have known for a while that Britney has a very serious mental condition — likely a bipolar disorder that is now in the red zone.” I think the language here is quite important. Borderline Personality Disorder is so maligned that not a single celebrity has come out and stated that they have the disorder. Bipolar disorder, on the other hand, is not considered just the result of “bad behavior” – it is…
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Borderline Personality Disorder, Celebrities, Emotions, Impulsiveness, Self-Injury, Shame, Substance Abuse
Celebrities with Borderline Personality Disorder (possibly, not for sure)
Here are my top-five candidates for celebrities and famous people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Remember I am not a doctor and this is a "arm chair" analysis of the documented behaviors of each of these celebrities.
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Emotional Tolerance and BPD
First of all, BPD is not a pleasant experience. Being awash with negative emotions all the time is quite painful and unpleasant. Most people with BPD know that they are “not normal” in some way and don’t like feeling like they do. No one would as it is very painful. A person with BPD is characterized by having a diminished ability to regulate one’s emotions during the interactions with other people. This means that someone with BPD will likely react much more emotionally to a given situation than someone without BPD. People with BPD are likely to get angry and, at times, fly into a rage of seemingly trivial events…
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Tough Love is NOT the Answer with BPD
I often peruse the web for articles and posts about dealing with people with Borderline Personality Disorder and what I usually find is incorrect and misguided. I recently stumbled upon a post that can be found here: http://www.helium.com/tm/339437/individuals-suffering-borderline-personality In which the author gives some insight and advice about “dealing with” someone with Borderline Personality Disorder. I’d like to look at her advice by excerpting some of her text and then offer a little commentary. First of all, she says this: Individuals suffering from borderline personality disorder are very self-destructive and they have great difficulty forming any good relationships. A deep-seeded fear of abandonment is behind every wayward action and prolonged…