While dialectical behavioral therapy remains the most well-known psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder, mentalization-based therapy also has the status of an evidence-based treatment for ...

This creates a “push-pull” dynamic with loved ones, as people with borderline personality disorder seek closeness, but push away those they love to test the strength of the relationship.

An FP is someone to whom a person with borderline personality disorder (BPD) forms a strong attachment. People with BPD fear abandonment, and the anxiety this causes can be highly stressful.

People with borderline personality disorder have symptoms that can change quickly in response to things they experience. For example, a person with BPD may be in a good mood, laughing and ...

This creates a "push-pull" dynamic with loved ones, as people with borderline personality disorder seek closeness, but push away those they love to test the strength of the relationship.