One encouraging result from this experiment was that borderline personalities behaved just as generously as healthy individuals. In other words, a person’s instinct to be fair may be unaffected by BPD.
“It is extremely difficult having thinking patterns and feelings that make you perceive yourself as worthless. Having self-hatred so strong that you cannot imagine anyone truly enjoying your company also adds to it. In addition to this, it is hard trying to judge every social cue as something positive or negative. Most of the time, I take things very personally or the wrong way, which leads to even more self-hatred and paranoia of being abandoned by those who we love.”
Dialectical behavior therapy takes into consideration that some people react more intensely to emotional situations within interpersonal relationships and teaches skills to help manage emotions
When something bothers you, do you find that it runs through your mind on an endless loop? Do you replay situations in which you said or did something foolish, like making a bad joke at someone’s expense?
Trauma, especially experienced early in life, can lead to a chronic inability to modulate emotions. As this article from Healthline highlights, a functional and happy life after trauma is possible with the correct support and healing tools
