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On The Couch

May 23

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How a Borderline Personality Disorder Plays Out in Love

It is possible to survive the chaos?

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A man I worked with was confused by his partner’s behaviour.

They’d had an intense start to their relationship but, two years in, it was still highly charged. Emotional. Chaotic. Conflictual. He was increasingly anxious, always on edge for the next implosion.

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