Managing A Relationship With A Sibling With Borderline Personality Disorder
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Julia Austin
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Recognize when symptoms arise
“The symptoms of BPD you see the most are frantic attempts to avoid perceived and real abandonment,” says Watson. “Aggressiveness and [being] quick to respond with some instability of emotions” are other symptoms Watson notes. “It’s important to connect these to the experiences that they may be looking for validation on. A lot of the times these types of symptoms can come up if they feel they are unheard. And so validation is a really key part of that.”
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