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i was just thinking how similar post traumatic stress disorder and BPD are. i was thinking i might have post-traumatic stress disorder as well. this is interesting. luke
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As I see it Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is one part of bpd. BPD consists of three parts, denial of the self, attachment disorder (a form of PTSD) and finally a complete growth stop of the emotional development. The title of Lewis’ book is indeed Trauma and Recovery. Laura — http://huizen.dds.nl/~laura_d
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In a previous article, jmsd…@pipeline.com () says: >i have a lot of quiet rage and i really freak out at any insult. i was >wondering if people with BPD are probably the victims of sexual abuse 100%. > i know i am and i’m pretty sure that’s why i’m the way i am. i freak out >when i become good friends with someone, i just scared all of a sudden and >i really don’t know why. then i do things to annoy them and feel kind of >sad but kind of victimized even though it was my fault. i always feel like >i need to make people angry if we become intimate. i don’t like the fact >that i push people away like this or that i have such a mean tongue when >provoked. i’m taking prozac, i think it’s helping. i’d like some opinions >on the etiology, i think it stems from sexual abuse. >luke
Most relevant studies show that around 80% of bp’s are survivors of childhood abuse of various kinds–often sexual. Some suggest the correlation is higher but that all bp’s are not forthcoming with such info. Judith Lewis Hermann even suggests in her book on truama–can’t recall the name, oddly (Trauma and Recovery, maybe) that bpd is really a form of post-traumatic stress disorder. lisa
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jmsd…@pipeline.com writes: > i have a lot of quiet rage and i really freak out at any insult. i was > wondering if people with BPD are probably the victims of sexual abuse 100%. > i know i am and i’m pretty sure that’s why i’m the way i am. i freak out > when i become good friends with someone, i just scared all of a sudden and > i really don’t know why. then i do things to annoy them and feel kind of > sad but kind of victimized even though it was my fault. i always feel like > i need to make people angry if we become intimate. i don’t like the fact > that i push people away like this or that i have such a mean tongue when > provoked. i’m taking prozac, i think it’s helping. i’d like some opinions > on the etiology, i think it stems from sexual abuse. > luke
People can appear to be BPD when, in fact, they have been sexually abused and have not revealed that to their therapist. I work with many survivors of abuse and see this all the time. Doc
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -jmsd…@pipeline.com writes: > i have a lot of quiet rage and i really freak out at any insult. i was > wondering if people with BPD are probably the victims of sexual abuse 100%. > i know i am and i’m pretty sure that’s why i’m the way i am. i freak out > when i become good friends with someone, i just scared all of a sudden and > i really don’t know why. then i do things to annoy them and feel kind of > sad but kind of victimized even though it was my fault. i always feel like > i need to make people angry if we become intimate. i don’t like the fact > that i push people away like this or that i have such a mean tongue when > provoked. i’m taking prozac, i think it’s helping. i’d like some opinions > on the etiology, i think it stems from sexual abuse. > luke
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i have a lot of quiet rage and i really freak out at any insult. i was wondering if people with BPD are probably the victims of sexual abuse 100%. i know i am and i’m pretty sure that’s why i’m the way i am. i freak out when i become good friends with someone, i just scared all of a sudden and i really don’t know why. then i do things to annoy them and feel kind of sad but kind of victimized even though it was my fault. i always feel like i need to make people angry if we become intimate. i don’t like the fact that i push people away like this or that i have such a mean tongue when provoked. i’m taking prozac, i think it’s helping. i’d like some opinions on the etiology, i think it stems from sexual abuse. luke
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jmsd…@pipeline.com wrote: > i have a lot of quiet rage and i really freak out at any insult. i was > wondering if people with BPD are probably the victims of sexual abuse 100%. > i know i am and i’m pretty sure that’s why i’m the way i am. i freak out > when i become good friends with someone, i just scared all of a sudden and > i really don’t know why. then i do things to annoy them and feel kind of > sad but kind of victimized even though it was my fault. i always feel like > i need to make people angry if we become intimate. i don’t like the fact > that i push people away like this or that i have such a mean tongue when > provoked. i’m taking prozac, i think it’s helping. i’d like some opinions > on the etiology, i think it stems from sexual abuse. > luke
I was sexually abused also. I never really thought about it in terms of the BPD issue, but now that I do, I’d have to say there is at least some connection. Because of the abuse there are a lot of issues with rejection, difficulty feeling loved, craving for intimacy – but then sabotaging it,etc. I also tend to provoke the people that I love the most. I guess I want to know if I really make him mad will he still stay…will he still love me no matter what? And if he leaves, well, I deserved it anyway.. Crazy. -JSM
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