Quote: (12-26-2015 01:53 PM)XPQ22 Wrote:
There are already several big threads on this on the forum...
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thread-33757.html
thread-23672.html
etc.
I've dealt with some people with these type of disorders (cluster B, there's a lot of overlap among them) in the past, both in the context of romantic relationships, friendships, and professionally, and with a little insight they're not too difficult to spot pretty quickly.
You realize that they're all essentially running from the same script, and you see the same patterns of behavior over and over again. Just wind 'em up and watch 'em go like clockwork.
I think there's one guy who does research on Cluster Bs who claims that people with these disorders are essentially "artificial intelligences" in human bodies, as the mentality of the most severe of them is really quite alien to "normal" people. I don't know if I buy that, but it is sort of amazing how the human mind, with all its variations, can often end up broken in exactly the same ways.
I remember when I started dating the BPD chick, and I knew something was a bit "off" but couldn't figure out what it was. She had told me she had it was one point and I was just like "Whatever, not a big deal." We all have issues.
After we broke up for good, I started to do some serious research on it. At the time to understand her and win her back, until I came to the realization that it wasn't worth it.