Borderline Personality Disorder:
Why are they self-destructive?
During dysphoria - no matter what the cause - borderlines go
through unbearable pain. At times their moral beliefs become suspended because
of psychosis, seizures, and the pain. It's similar to being in war based
combat. Self-destructive behaviors are used to stop the pain temporarily,
whether by binge eating, reckless driving, substance abuse, self-mutilation,
etc. These behaviors are used for one reason only - they work! That's why safe
medication that also works during these crises is so important.
Self-destructive and raging behaviors wreak enormous havoc on an individual's
self esteem and self-identity.
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