5 Ways to Connect to Someone with a Borderline Personality

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5 Ways to Connect to Someone with a Borderline Personality
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Individuals living with complex PTSD or BPD are often taught effective interpersonal skills in therapy. Their loved ones can also learn strategies to connect effectively.

People living with complex trauma and or borderline personality disorder often struggle in relationships.

Interventions tend to focus on teaching the person with the diagnosis effective interpersonal skills.Validation, listening to understand, being consistent and knowing when to press pause can all help., these have been some of the most compassionate, vivacious, but also hurting clients I have met. Most have experienced complex, relational, trauma. Difficulties in relationships are almost a given.

The chaotic forces of past and present communication patterns often leave loved ones confused. Loved ones might not know how to effectively drawwithout sending the individual into a spiral of abandonment fears, impulsive behaviors, or emotional pain. Conversely, there are times when someone might, knowingly or unknowingly, lean into the self-other confusion placing people with borderline personality at particular risk to be taken advantage of or abused.

Research has shown that family psychoeducation interventions such as the mentalization-based treatment FACTS can improve relationships between individuals diagnosed with BPD and family . Still, not everyone has access to these interventionsWhen your loved one is experiencing strong moods it can be tempting to interrupt and or try to talk them out of their perspectives. It is important to be able to listen to understand. This can be done by simply clarifying what your loved one is saying.

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