BPD people = good at acting?

I was just thinking about how actors such as:

-Angelina Jolie
-Courtney Love
-Johnny Depp
-Marilyn Munroe
-Britney Spears
-Amy Winehouse
-Princess Diana
-Kurt Cobain
etc
are rumoured to have BPD.

I personally think that Johnny Depp, Britney Spears and Courtney Love have a high chance of having the disorder.





I mean people with BPD don't have a strong sense of self and take on many different personas throughout their life, so would this mean that it would make them good at acting as they would be able to mould easily into the character they would be playing? Just a thought.

My Ex Bdp was a great liar, she lied so well that sometimes I wouldn't realise it was a lie until much later. Is acting the same as lying? Or is pretending the same as lying? They all share the same traits which is, a convincing performance, a pretense of the unreal. Making the audience believe that what is being said is real even though it is not. I have known a few Bdps and all of them have been very convincing "actors" As a bdp once said to me, "the truth is in my lies."

i think one reason why bpd's are good actors is because

well for me bpd and disassociation (multiple personality disorder) are related.

like one day im a certain set of emotions, the next day im another set of opposite emotions.
constantly changing personas.

i feel like i have talent for acting, tho never enuf confidence/discipline to be in the spotlight. (not bragging)

I just realised some of the people listed aren't actually actors lol. I just copied/pasted from a google search. But celebrities anyway.


Yeah I think that I would be good at acting too, I always did well in drama at school..
I plan on going to uni next year (i'm doing tafe now) and doing a course in Theatre.. designing costumes, makeup, making wigs, etc etc..

But who knows, one day I might end up on stage instead of behind it

I did a lot of acting in school and plan to do more. Acting was my life for awhile until college and right now, I don't have time. Really wouldn't surprise me if borderlines are excellent actors.

But... and this is the thing that confuses me... let's say a BPD person is either all "black" or "white" on you... are they ACTING or are they really believing what they're saying? Because it seems like if you call a BPD person on a lie, they can get pretty pissy fast.

I was having dinner with this BPD girl I know the other night (a good friend, we had a thing over the summer but now she's back with her ex). The last couple of times we've had any drinks the talk has gotten pretty heated and at some point I get cheesed off because it FEELS like I'm getting played. I'll say something slyly pointing to this and she starts getting emotional. I can tell that things are going on in her head but I can't tell if she's lying or not. I start getting a little cold, she gets almost to the point of tears, and then about five minutes later (I'm walking her home) she literally breaks down on the street.

STILL I can't tell if she's being dramatic on purpose or she's genuinely emotional over something that was said or is just going into BPD mode. I mean, what's the difference from "genuine" emotion and a "splitting" anyhow?

burly wrote:STILL I can't tell if she's being dramatic on purpose or she's genuinely emotional over something that was said or is just going into BPD mode. I mean, what's the difference from "genuine" emotion and a "splitting" anyhow?

A dramatic response is her natural response, so in that sense it is genuine. In her mind she has blown up whatever it is to dramatic proportions and that is why you see her acting this way. To them, 'splitting' is their genuine emotion.

burly wrote:But... and this is the thing that confuses me... let's say a BPD person is either all "black" or "white" on you... are they ACTING or are they really believing what they're saying? Because it seems like if you call a BPD person on a lie, they can get pretty pissy fast.

I was having dinner with this BPD girl I know the other night (a good friend, we had a thing over the summer but now she's back with her ex). The last couple of times we've had any drinks the talk has gotten pretty heated and at some point I get cheesed off because it FEELS like I'm getting played. I'll say something slyly pointing to this and she starts getting emotional. I can tell that things are going on in her head but I can't tell if she's lying or not. I start getting a little cold, she gets almost to the point of tears, and then about five minutes later (I'm walking her home) she literally breaks down on the street.

STILL I can't tell if she's being dramatic on purpose or she's genuinely emotional over something that was said or is just going into BPD mode. I mean, what's the difference from "genuine" emotion and a "splitting" anyhow?

When I act I know the difference between real and fake, dear. I can't speak for all Borderlines but I don't have a problem with the distinction. I think the difference you're having problems with is "lying" and "acting". You aren't lying to an audience when you portray a character well. Sure, you're displaying the characteristics in a believable manner but anyone can tell you that it's not real.

Now, she might be playing you without realizing it. Or if she does realize it, maybe that's what she wants to be the truth and is trying to convince herself of that. Of course she's going to get emotional when you invalidate her self-image (whether realistic or not) because well, Borderlines tend to be randomly emotional. That's not really something she can control (I say not really because with therapy you can learn control). She might not be lying because it's become the truth for her. It might not be the truth that you know but that's getting into the subjective-perspective side of what's real and what isn't. Anyone caught in a lie is bound of overreact but Borderlines tend to take everything personally to the point of ridiculousness. Either way, if you actually wanted that to end well, a little acting on your own part probably would have made her not freak out. Not saying you should because honesty's an awesome thing and she probably needed to hear that you didn't believe her lie.

I would also have to agree with Asphyx on their comment.

It certainly seems to be the case; just about everything with my BPD ex gf was a con job including fake orgasms I was later to learn. She also cheated on me for an extended period & did quite a fine job of bluffing me although some red flags started popping up. The problem for someone in a relationship with such a person is that you never know when they are being sincere or not which leaves the non quite confused.

Cluster-B's are all fakes and chameleons so of course they know how to act well. I think BPDs and HPDs especially do it 24/7 lol.