Borderline personality disorder patients may use less effective defense mechanisms

People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often have trouble dealing with emotions. 

Defending Against Unpleasant Feelings

Borderline personality disorder patients may use less effective defense
mechanisms

(dailyRx News) People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often have trouble dealing with emotions. The way people with BPD deal with unpleasant emotions may affect their recovery.

A recent study looked at how people with BPD defended against unwanted feelings. Then, they compared BPD patients to people with other personality disorders. People with BPD more often used less helpful defenses. These defenses were linked to longer time to recovery.

People with BPD who used humor had shorter recovery times. The authors suggested that therapy can focus on teachingmore effective defense strategies.

“Talk to your therapist about coping skills.”

Defense mechanisms are ways that people deal with unpleasant thoughts or situations. They come in many forms. Most are helpful in the short term, but some can cause problems over time. Most people use many different types of defense mechanisms depending on the situation.

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