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Insight: The Hypersensitive Attachment System in BPD
The attachment system in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is “hypersensitive” (triggered too readily). Indications of attachment hyperactivity in core symptoms of BPD Frantic efforts to avoid abandonment Pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships Rapidly escalating tempo moving from acquaintance to great intimacy (If your partner has BPD): Was your relationship a whirlwind romance? Is he or she clingy or suspicious? The explanation could lie in a hyperactive attachment system in a person with Borderline Personality Disorder. Anthony Bateman, a co-creator of Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT), describes this condition in his MBT training presentation. DBT is a form of cognitive behavior therapy and does not use the psychodynamic concept of attachment.…