QUESTION:

Borderline Personality Disorder: How do I inform someone that he/she has the BPD?

DR. HELLER'S ANSWER:

The single most effective technique I've discovered is letting the individual see the front cover of my first book "Life at the Border." Borderlines generally feel hopeless and trapped, but they genuinely want to be happy and successful. The cover is designed to make the individual instantly recognize the symptoms and the message of hope.

Borderlines will generally resent you telling them, but if they can find this on their own and come to their own conclusions, they often choose to seek further information and help.

This website has an enormous amount of information that can be of help. When there is hope for a better future anything is possible.

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