Borderline Personality Disorder - The Abandonment Wound

BPD, or Borderline Personality Disorder, is characterized by a pervasive fear of abandonment and extreme emotional dysregulation. Those suffering from this disorder may act clingy and loving in one moment and then rage out in the next moment at any slight of perceived fear of abandoned by friends, partners, and family members. The inability to feel safe and calm the extreme efflux of emotions makes being in a relationship with a BPD can be exhausting and potentially lethal. Those suffering from BPD will need to face their inner abandonment issues and work through the wounds of childhood. They will need to heal their pain and emotional chaos without using others to keep them safe. When this is done it can allow for true connection with self and others in a way that is fulfilling and not abusive and controlling.