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Borderline Personality Disorder and Migraine Headaches
Borderline Personality Disorder and Migraine link John Rothrock MD; Ivan Lopez MD; Richard Zweilfer MD; Diane Andress-Rothrock BA; Renay Drinkard C-NP; Naomi Walters Abstract and Introduction Abstract Background: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) may be disproportionately common in the migraine patient population, but specific migraine features in the BPD subgroup remain incompletely characterized. Purpose: To define more clearly the clinical characteristics of migraine patients with BPD, to evaluate their clinical response to aggressive headache management, and to assess the sensitivity of an instrument intended to screen for the presence of BPD. Methods: We evaluated 50 consecutive patients with migraine and previously documented BPD, 50 consecutive patients with migraine of all types…
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The Myth of the High-Functioning Borderline
While this post is popular and many people read it, it is old. If you’d like to get a newer/different perspective go to the UPDATE: see this link. Today’s subject is the Myth of the High-Functioning Borderline. I have been scouring the research on BPD to find out if anyone in the research or therapeutic community uses this term or concept high-functioning versus low-functioning Borderline. I have yet to find any author in either the research community or therapeutic community reference this concept. It crops up in the support community (in “Stop Walking on Eggshells” and on both bpd411.org and bpdcentral.com). It also crops up in the “cross-over” community (see…
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Why I posted on DID on a site dedicated to Borderline Personalty Disorder
I posted the link to Herschel Walker and DID for a reason. I recently came across Dr. Leland Heller’s comment on his Biological Unhappiness site. Here is an excerpt: While DID (a.k.a.. “multiple personality disorder”) is not uncommon, I have seen a few. They all also have the BPD. I view the DID as what happens when even psychosis no longer protects against crushing pain. I find this quite interesting. He seems to be saying that when certain behaviors, including psychotic behavior and BPD-like disassociative behaviors, are no longer effective to reduce crushing pain, DID can develop to protect the person from the pain. In other words, I read this…
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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…
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BPD and Lying
Recently, I have had about 20% of the searches on this site involve someone trying to find out about lying. These searches included: “pathological liar”, “BPD and Lying”, “why does bpd lie?”, etc. It seems one on the most difficult things for the non to accept is BPs lying. Here is a note I posted on WTO some time ago about lying – I think it still applies. As for lying, I believe that all people lie (or are willing to lie) when the truth is too painful to be told – even if that feeling of pain is not based in reality. Do BPs lie more than other people?…
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Substance Abuse
Over half (54%) of borderline’s have a problem with substance abuse. The main theory is that they use substances to try and quell the painful emotions that they feel. My BP reports that she uses substances (prescription meds) to try and “shut up” the feelings for a few hours. No related posts.