Ross Rosenberg helps us understand the roots of borderline personality disorder (BPD), and how it affects intimate relationships.
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Ross Rosenberg, M.Ed., LCPC, CADC, CSAT, is an international codependency, narcissism, trauma, and sex and love addictions expert who provides psychotherapy, training and consultation services. Ross is a keynote speaker and trainer, presenting in 27 states and 3 countries. He owns Advanced Clinical Trainers and Clinical Care Consultants, an Arlington Heights IL counseling center. Ross wrote the best-selling book, "The Human Magnet Syndrome: Why We Love People Who Hurt Us" and is in the process writing the follow-up, “The Codependency Cure: Overcoming Self-Love Deficit Disorder.” HisYouTube channel contains 80 instructional/educational videos, which have over 3 million views and amassed 26,000 subscribers. He has been on ABC Late Night, ABC "Swiped" documentary, Jenny McCarthy's Syrius XM show, Fox News and WGN News. His written work has been featured in the Chicago Tribune & Publishers Weekly and he blogs for The Huffington Post, PsychCentral.com and TheGoodMenProject.com.
I recently ended an engagement with a woman diagnosed with BPD . Everything in this video is 100% what I’ve first hand seen and dealt with .
The description of the borderline fits that of the Narcissist except you do not mention Grandiosity. What is the difference between the two as well as similarities?
Kate, In my book The Human Magnet Syndrome: Why We Love People Who Hurt Us, I explain that those with BPD and NPD (and sociopath’s) share a pathologically narcissist personality core. They are very different with how they present their narcissism. The person with BPD loves deeply, intensely, and can be empathic. In other words it feels like the is loving and giving, but it is done to fulfill narcissistic needs. However, when their fantasy for relational perfection is disturbed, or when they perceive abandonment, they strike back at that person, who is usually someone they very much care about.… Read more »
Hi Ross
This makes me confused.
You say it is difficult to make a person diagnosed with BPD to seek therapy.
But so often I read the opposite,that they are in fact the group that most often ask for help and seek help from professionals.
I have also read they do not have a higher divorce rate than others.
if that is a fact then their connection to others are not impossible.
Complicated,but not an impossible connection.