At the end of the day, people with BPD can fall in love; it just takes some work from both sides of the relationship. Treatment is the first step — options may include: Individual and couples therapy. Medication.

How do you make BPD feel loved?

To help someone with BPD, first take care of yourselfAvoid the temptation to isolate. Youre allowed (and encouraged) to have a life! Join a support group for BPD family members. Dont neglect your physical health. Learn to manage stress. Listen actively and be sympathetic. Focus on the emotions, not the words.More items

Does BPD make you forgetful?

In general, BPD patients do not seem to differ from healthy control subjects in their ability to memorize emotional information, but they tend to have specific difficulties forgetting negative information.

Do borderlines have good memory?

Accordingly, BPD patients might remember emotional information better than nonemotional information. Because BPD patients have often experienced extremely emotional situations such as abuse or maltreatment [35,36,37], they may also have more intense emotional autobiographical memories to process.

Do borderlines forget things?

In general, BPD patients do not seem to differ from healthy control subjects in their ability to memorize emotional information, but they tend to have specific difficulties forgetting negative information.

Why do borderlines idealize and devalue?

Like most defense mechanisms, many people are not aware they are engaging in devaluation and idealization. Its done subconsciously as a way to protect themselves from perceived stress. In borderline personality disorder, devaluation often alternates with idealization.

Do BPD sleep alot?

People with bi-polar have very erratic sleep behavior. During the manic phase of bi-polar, some are able to stay up for days. While during the depression phase, they sleep for 10-15 hours per day. A person with BPD may have poor sleep habits but they are not consistent with the mood swings.