borderline personality disorder, bpd, walking on eggshells
Constant criticism, nit-picking, no empathy, control freak, charm, manipulation, walking on eggshells? Read this

Borderline Personality Disorder
and the serial bully


It seems to me that in some cases Borderline Personality Disorder could be the manifestation in adulthood of a psychiatric injury caused by childhood abuse which may have been intentional or unintentional. In people whose behaviour profile is inclined towards that of a target the disorder seems to manifest in varying degrees as a sense of heightened fragility. In people whose behaviour profile is inclined towards that of a bully the disorder seems to manifest as aggression towards others as described on this web site.

The main symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder are:
  1. Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment.
  2. A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation (called "splitting").
  4. Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (eg spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating).
  7. Chronic feelings of emptiness.

If you believe Borderline Personality Disorder may be relevant, see

See also First Steps and Borderline UK.

A support group for family and friends of Borderline Personality Disorder sufferers is at

Personality disorders related to Borderline Personality Disorder

The serial bully, antisocial personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, paranoid personality disorder, attention-seeking personality disorders, Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy.

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