Hi all, I hope some of you might be able to assist me.
I am trying to understand BPD, I have a very brief grasp of what this disorder means and how it might be experienced.
One thing I was wondering about was the fear of abandonment;
Would it be possible, or even normal for a person with BPD to cut off and seemingly try to drive away close family members and best friends or lovers? Basically anyone who they are very close to. This seems counter to the idea of a fear of abandonment, because they made these connections in the first place, and they are the ones doing the abandoning. But maybe I am not understanding this fully and it is actually indicative of such a fear ie. abandon them before they can abandon me kind of mentality.
I haven't been able to find much relevant to this online, because everything that shows up is about the opposite, ie people cutting off the person with BPD.
Thanks in advance for any replies.