Not everyone with Borderline has been abused. Theorists say there are 2 types - that induced by trauma, and that which is organic.
Personally, I think trauma also caused organic changes in the brain. But c'est la vie.
You see, I would class your defence structure as the abandonment criteria. I have the 'frantic attempts to prevent abandonment' big time, but I also have avoiding relationships/closeness so as to prevent the hurt.
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