of borderline personality is the fear of being alone. Most borderlines will almost do anything to insure that the people they are closest to are not abandoning them. How ironic it is that borderlines have a tendency to lash out at the people that they are so tightly clinging to. It seems that stress is the key recipe to a borderlines outburst, then without stress does the disorder go away? No! A borderline might appear normal but in actuality its like a stew brewing. Borderlines keep a lot to themselves and when its simply too much to handle they explode.Borderline personality disorder is not a cold or a virus that can be cured with Tylenol. It is a disorder that stems back to early childhood stress and anxiety. It is said that a developing infant perceives his mother in two ways. On one hand, the mother is viewed as a loving, nurturing provider. On the other hand, as punishing, neglectful mother, who abandons her child at will. This view is called defensive splitting (Ross, 1995). Infants must learn to enjoy strong bonds with their parents, but their parents must also allow for each infant to learn independence. However when parents do not allow for this individual independence to begin developing, the anxiety and lack of identity can lead to borderline personality disorder. Many believe that a genetic predisposition may be involved in the forming of borderline personality disorder. (Ross, 1995)It is believed so because not all children who are brought up in these unstable and healthy family lifestyles end up with this disorder. A study conducted by James F. Materson, professor of clinical psychiatry at Cornell University Medical College showed that in roughly 2% to 4% of cases, borderliners relatives also had this disorder(Ross, 1995). Researchers also believe that the most successful treatment for borderline personality disorder seems to be psychotherapy. How sad it is that children must be forced to live in such uns...
