Understanding the Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment
Do you ever feel like you know someone on the surface, but you can’t quite pinpoint what’s going on beneath it all? You might have encountered someone with the Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder. It’s a personality disorder that often flies under the radar because it doesn’t present itself in the same way that other personality disorders do.
What is Quiet BPD?
Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder is a type of BPD that’s characterized by internalizing emotional pain, a fear of abandonment, and difficulty expressing emotions. A common occurrence among those who identify as having this form of the disorder is that they’ll often hide symptoms in fear of being prescribed as ‘crazy’, leading them to suffer in silence.
Signs and Symptoms
The symptoms of Quiet BPD may be subtler and harder to detect than with the more ‘traditional’ version of BPD, making it easier for sufferers to go untreated and undiagnosed. However, even if they prefer to keep it all inside, there are some signs you can watch out for if you think someone might have this disorder:
– Sudden mood drops that they hide from others
– Feeling like they are not enough despite all their achievements
– Intense phobias related to abandonment
– Perfectionism
– A tendency to help and feel for others while neglecting themselves
– Difficulty staying in and forming interpersonal relationships
Causes of Quiet BPD
The causes of any personality disorder are complex and varied. It’s a combination of genetic and environmental factors that can contribute to the disorder’s development. A commonality that many people with Quiet BPD share is childhood trauma. That can have been anything from physical, emotional, or even sexual abuses to neglect, parental abandonment, or living in an environment with high levels of interpersonal aggression.
Treatment
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been known to help with a variety of personality disorders and might be a starting point for people who have Quiet BPD. One of the goals of CBT is to help people recognize when they are experiencing symptoms before they become unmanageable. Other suggested treatments include dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and schema therapy.
Conclusion
If you are someone who resonates with the signs presented, there are safe people and spaces where you can be heard, you matter, and the contradictory parts of who you are can be validated. Remember that seeking help doesn’t make you less of a person; in fact, it often takes great courage to acknowledge that something isn’t quite right and to seek out the help you deserve. The Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder is a significant challenge to deal with, but it’s important to remember that it’s not something that can’t be overcome. If you believe someone might have Quiet BPD, try to open a dialogue with them in a non-judgmental way and let them know that you’re there for them.
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