3. Splitting in Borderline Personality Disorder (PART 3)
back from the borderline
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Previous Episode: 02: BPD Splitting (Part 2) | The Good and Bad Breast
This part three in a deep-dive on splitting. If you haven't already, go back to episodes 1 and 2 and check those out first!
To split something means to divide it. “Splitting” is often considered a hallmark of BPD / EUPD. It is characterized by the propensity to completely idealize or devalue other people, places, ideas, or objects. To see them as all good or all bad. Splitting causes those of us with borderline personality disorder to view life, ourselves, and others in extremes. Black and white thinking, no gray areas.
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Below are the topics covered on this episode:
01: 40 | Intro – what you’ll learn in this episode 03:07 | Recap of what we’ve learned so far about splitting03:36 | When does Splitting become pathological? The “Dark Passenger” takeover07:53 | How long does splitting last? 10:38 | BPD and my victim-mentality: splitting the villains of my life story12:00 | Splitting, identity confusion and diffuse boundaries 13:20 | What triggers a BPD splitting episode? 14:20 | Why we should never try to shame ourselves out of Splitting17:53 | How does Splitting in BPD destroy relationships and intimacy? 21:00 | The day I decided my Splitting wouldn’t control my life22:22 | How Splitting can prevent us from making breakthroughs in therapy23:35 | Finding the right therapist (if you’re privileged enough to have a choice or access to health care) 25:00 | How to reduce splitting behaviors in BPD using inner child work, self-soothing, grounding, and reparenting exercises 31:00 | How can our loved ones help us when we’re in a BPD splitting episode? 34:00 | Having PATIENCE with ourselves while we work on splitting 37:00 | Closing meditation: finding your “touch tree” (words by Glennon Doyle)
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