Comments on: The strange case of Ashley Todd http://www.anythingtostopthepain.com/strange-case-ashley-todd/ Help for partners and parents of people with Borderline Personality Disorder - Non-BPDs by Bon Dobbs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:02:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Bon Dobbs http://www.anythingtostopthepain.com/strange-case-ashley-todd/comment-page-1/#comment-1039 Bon Dobbs Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:12:24 +0000 http://www.anythingtostopthepain.com/2008/11/03/the-strange-case-of-ashley-todd/#comment-1039 Yes, two disorders could exist... which is why I didn't completely rule out the case for BPD in Ms. Todd. However, I have met hundreds of people with BPD and their families and found that most don't use cutting to get attention - because of the shame. This woman you know seems like a different case and I never discount the differences between people with BPD - they're all unique, but there are some trends among the group. Sounds like this woman needs some treatment. In WHINE I talk about suicide attempts being BOTH real and a call for attention - but IMO the "call for attention" part is about communicating a deep pain. Thanks for your comment! Yes, two disorders could exist… which is why I didn’t completely rule out the case for BPD in Ms. Todd. However, I have met hundreds of people with BPD and their families and found that most don’t use cutting to get attention – because of the shame. This woman you know seems like a different case and I never discount the differences between people with BPD – they’re all unique, but there are some trends among the group. Sounds like this woman needs some treatment. In WHINE I talk about suicide attempts being BOTH real and a call for attention – but IMO the “call for attention” part is about communicating a deep pain.

Thanks for your comment!

]]> By: Maija Haavisto http://www.anythingtostopthepain.com/strange-case-ashley-todd/comment-page-1/#comment-1036 Maija Haavisto Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:11:49 +0000 http://www.anythingtostopthepain.com/2008/11/03/the-strange-case-of-ashley-todd/#comment-1036 I know someone with a bad case of BPD and she constantly, intentionally seeks attention with things like suicide attempts and involuntary hospitalizations etc. What I mean is she actually _brags_ about them and constantly talks about such things in the public, as if they make her a more interesting person or something (no, she's not a teenager). If she cut she'd probably show it off on Facebook and YouTube. I guess it's possible she also has histrionic personality disorder, but she is definitely borderline too. In some people these two personality disorders may coexist. I know someone with a bad case of BPD and she constantly, intentionally seeks attention with things like suicide attempts and involuntary hospitalizations etc. What I mean is she actually _brags_ about them and constantly talks about such things in the public, as if they make her a more interesting person or something (no, she’s not a teenager). If she cut she’d probably show it off on Facebook and YouTube. I guess it’s possible she also has histrionic personality disorder, but she is definitely borderline too. In some people these two personality disorders may coexist.

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