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Ballerina123 · 05-09-2012, 08:17 PM

How do you explain borderline to someone who knows nothing about mental health?

I was trying to explain it to my partner tonight and he kept thinking it was the same as multiple personalities.
I basically said it was a diagnosis given to people who react negatively to emotions/bad situations. They have low self esteem and usually have suffered some form of abuse or Ill treatment.

^ this maybe wrong as I don't suffer from borderline.

Anyway he seem interested so I want to tell him the truth but I'm struggling to explain it to him because he cannot understand why borderlines react so extremely to certain situation.

Can you help?

Thanks for any replies.

05-09-2012, 08:17 PM	#1
Ballerina123 XXX Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: North east England I am currently:	How do you explain borderline? How do you explain borderline to someone who knows nothing about mental health? I was trying to explain it to my partner tonight and he kept thinking it was the same as multiple personalities. I basically said it was a diagnosis given to people who react negatively to emotions/bad situations. They have low self esteem and usually have suffered some form of abuse or Ill treatment. ^ this maybe wrong as I don't suffer from borderline. Anyway he seem interested so I want to tell him the truth but I'm struggling to explain it to him because he cannot understand why borderlines react so extremely to certain situation. Can you help? Thanks for any replies.
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