Borderline Personality Disorder and the Favourite Person Relationship

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  • Опубликовано: 18 дек 2024

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  • @DarrenFMagee
    @DarrenFMagee  3 года назад +18

    The videos I make are requested by you the viewer. Please feel free to suggest any mental health related topics you might like me to cover in future videos.

    • @Sunny25611
      @Sunny25611 2 года назад +1

      Do you have an email addy available for private questions? Not therapy just for information. Thank you

    • @theicemaiden5816
      @theicemaiden5816 2 года назад +3

      Can you do an analysis of when happens when a bpd person becomes sucked into a situation with a narcissist and the effects of narcissism on them? I saw a perspective by Dr Ramani but wpuld be interested in your take on the dynamics of such a relationship, not only in a romantic setting, but say, a workplace setting as well..

    • @angelawatson1594
      @angelawatson1594 2 года назад +2

      Please some videos on how to successfully deal with the BPD from the other persons point of view. How to get thro to them that only they are responsible for their emotions and that it is selfish to continually project their issues onto a specific person.

  • @Abrakadabra2234
    @Abrakadabra2234 2 года назад +31

    My favorite person left me on 18th October. The day he left, I became insane then I went to psychiatrist and got diagnosed for BPD. Now, as Im watching this video, everything that I felt toward him made sense.

    • @xXMrGamePlayerXx
      @xXMrGamePlayerXx Год назад

      How are you now after the break up?

    • @g3nj1
      @g3nj1 Год назад +1

      I have a similar story. It's been a year. How are you now? Did you find anything that helped move past it, or do you still think about them?

    • @Laperla5
      @Laperla5 Год назад

      @@g3nj1i think all of us trying to find answers and hope while everything looks painful and impossible without them 💔

    • @g3nj1
      @g3nj1 Год назад

      @@Laperla5 ? What are you even saying given the context of my comment? Are you misreading my comment?
      The only thing I know how to do is split and hate them. I still think about her all the time, but now it's resentment... Honestly feels more valid that pining for someone who doesn't care about you at all.

    • @mimimeeee
      @mimimeeee 11 месяцев назад

      I relate to ur situation, except it was my friend

  • @CrimsonVioletMoon
    @CrimsonVioletMoon 2 года назад +25

    Emotional dependency. Thank you for this term. I’ve struggled to find the perfect term that encompasses all fp relationships including ones where the people aren’t actually involved with one another. Love addiction, insecure attachment and codependency came close but this is the term I was looking for.
    A lot of younger people idealize the fp dynamic without understanding how unhealthy it is, and it can be difficult to get that to register with them. I’m really glad to have the perfect way to summarize it locked down.

    • @philcasey1788
      @philcasey1788 Месяц назад +1

      Wow that's interesting. Love itself is open to interpretation.

  • @mitchh3092
    @mitchh3092 3 года назад +33

    As a Borderline myself: Yep. Yep. This checks out completely. I've made progress over the years, but holy crap is this still an issue for me.

  • @G_ATA_7
    @G_ATA_7 3 года назад +23

    I recognise myself as petulant borderline and I’m highly dependent on my favourite person and I can flip as he calls it in milliseconds. I try so hard to regulate my emotions. I am slowly getting better. He is also on the NPD spectrum so he takes these flips to heart. Your material is so helpful. I’d love to get therapy to help me improve more.🙏🏻

  • @trentlytle7289
    @trentlytle7289 2 года назад +7

    This was very informative and validating. I have a FP, and I recognize the attachment issue. I'm able to manage the emotions well and it has been a mutually beneficial arrangement.

  • @scottmorey5395
    @scottmorey5395 Месяц назад +1

    Unreal. I went through this with an idealized crush a few years ago. Eventually got ghosted. Ruminated about it for years after. It's quite dumbfounding to finally diagnose my disorder, and find information like this.

  • @johnjohnson1681
    @johnjohnson1681 2 года назад +35

    borderline and a narcissist intimate relationship was the most toxic shit of my entire life

    • @biancka.x
      @biancka.x 2 года назад +4

      My fp is a narcissist and it's incredibly hard to maintain a relationship because it is indeed very toxic...but I still can't break the connection..

    • @Crystalblue58
      @Crystalblue58 11 месяцев назад

      I agree, the most horribly nasty destructive people on the planet.

    • @ShamanicDissonance
      @ShamanicDissonance 4 месяца назад +1

      Flip the scrip and will become your oyster...

  • @tdesq.2463
    @tdesq.2463 3 месяца назад +1

    I appreciate that you pointed out the possibility of mutual benefit (and no, I'm not talking about FWBs). Because you're absolutely right. Sometimes the chemistry is such that both get needs met that are not of the reciprocating sort. We're all different. And some more different than others. Now and then, Jupiter aligns with Mars ... and two pwople can sync unusually well in an unusual way. I may be an FP of sorts. Not sure of that. But whatever the case, I just adore my Pal. And I'm very proud of Her ... and of myself. I've grow a lot thanks to Her.
    She knows who She is. And She is very important to me. So yea, it can work ... and work well.
    Great Presentation! Thank You!

  • @collie8
    @collie8 3 года назад +5

    got to have a belief in, got to have a belief in all the people

  • @funkymonk542
    @funkymonk542 Год назад +9

    No favorite person with the BPD is healthy. It may look healthy to someone looking on the outside but the favorite person is usually walking on eggshells or is patient but like humans patients will be driven to the edge . The BPD will smother you and be clingy in the beginning and some find it honorable and cute but after awhile it will become draining and you’ll feel smothered. I remember when I was with a BPD woman in one of our first arguments I walked away and she came running up from behind and hugged me like a child and she said no don’t leave me , with tears in her eyes , saying your my husband ( we have only been dating 6 months ) . It still hurts as it’s been done now for over 2 years because I loved her but her constant screaming , blaming , never taking accountability, her disrespect was exhausting but the one thing that broke the camels back for me was the fact that she was never able to compromise and comprehend whatnot meant to have a peaceful loving relationship there was no reciprocality as I tried numerous times to work things out but she only viewed it as me crawling back to her . She was beautiful and sweet then flipped to another entity. And in the end it was like I never existed as she moved on so fast . I have learned that it’s not only the BPD fault we as the BPD partner played a major role in the relationship as well . Many Bpd just can’t help it and it’s not there fault either .

    • @Crystalblue58
      @Crystalblue58 11 месяцев назад

      I believe they can control a lot of it and don't WANT to.

    • @electricjed
      @electricjed Месяц назад +1

      This is my exact situation as well. I hate you, dont leave me.
      I made excuses for all the red flags and didn’t realize the mental disorder I was dealing with. Like you mentioned, I had to look at a lot of my traits and accept I was perpetuating the toxic relationship. My suggestion to anyone who wants a secure, healthy relationship is to ask yourself why you are remaining in a relationship that is not fulfilling or unstable. I would say a lot of us have a hard time leaving that intense feeling that a BPD can provide. It made me look deep inside myself and face my need for what she was providing. After I understood what I was doing I had to let her go and work on myself. I had to leave with love and understanding, knowing there was no changing the dynamic of the relationship. It was my only way of ever finding a secure relationship with myself and in the future, with others, as well for her and her future possibility of finding the same.

  • @terrapintravels3829
    @terrapintravels3829 2 года назад +6

    I wish now that I had known these behaviors of my ex were a PD as I felt so bewildered, hurt, sad, and at a loss as to how to manage it all. Some of his behaviors resemble untreated petulant BPD but I am not a PHD. What I can say about myself is I am a recovering codependent and also an highly sensitive person, HSP. I wish I had had skills and tools to manage my feelings because the last thing I wanted to do is leave my marriage. I still love and miss his loving personality, I just couldn't understand the side which made me feel hated.

    • @sixthsenseamelia4695
      @sixthsenseamelia4695 2 года назад +4

      Hello. Ive found a really interesting channel called "Crappy Childhood Fairy" Anna Runkle. I'm finding it helpful for cptsd, narcissistic abuse syndrome & disregulation.
      Passing on this info as it may be a useful resource for you also. Good for you seeking solutions & change, I wish you every success. 😊

    • @terrapintravels3829
      @terrapintravels3829 2 года назад +2

      @@sixthsenseamelia4695 thank you, I'll check it out.

  • @jennyalammary3386
    @jennyalammary3386 2 года назад +2

    I love how you are right on the money.

  • @PhoenixFeathers
    @PhoenixFeathers 2 года назад +26

    The ‘favourite person’ is a constructed image in the BPD’s mind. It is not the actual person they connect with. In that sense, BPD and narcissism is very similar. They both burden the other with the emotional regulation of their disorder.

    • @deitylove4571
      @deitylove4571 9 месяцев назад +2

      Oh okay, yeah. Every single person with either of these personality disorders are burdening people. Shame on you for even saying that WTF

    • @Axel-wr5lg
      @Axel-wr5lg 8 месяцев назад +3

      Many people in my family have bpd. It’s not purposeful, but they literally have no sense of self or ability to regulate their internal self. People become good or bad objects and are sources, not people. It’s not blame, but it is a mental illness. It is a burden and both parties suffer more than one can imagine.

  • @fisherwomyn
    @fisherwomyn 3 года назад +4

    Nailed it

  • @SneakersMJ
    @SneakersMJ Год назад +6

    Can a BPDs “favorite person” be their LEAST favorite person? Like an enemy they mirror for example. The BPD claims to hate this person, despises them, yet copies this person. I think it’s an envy situation but why would a BPD mirror someone they hate? So can an enemy be the fave person?

    • @Crystalblue58
      @Crystalblue58 11 месяцев назад

      They do it because they are bat shite crazy.

  • @Anotherhumanexisting
    @Anotherhumanexisting 10 месяцев назад +1

    I think I will use this video to share/explain the concept to people in my life.
    Thank you for the succinct and level headed explanation of this!

  • @Yriel129
    @Yriel129 2 года назад +1

    I started out as the FP of my ex with quiet type BPD. Then she switched to my best friend when our relationship got difficult for her to bear. She groomed him by emotionally cheating on me with him until she ultimately demanded we take a break which she then used to go on dates with him.

  • @exovit6348
    @exovit6348 2 года назад +10

    and its always someone who doesn't care about me 😂😂😂 I only attract one's that manipulate and gaslight me

    • @g3nj1
      @g3nj1 Год назад +1

      Sounds about right.

    • @Frodo1000000
      @Frodo1000000 Год назад

      Sounds like you could feel that way even if they did care for you, like a BPD girl I made a mistake to trust

    • @exovit6348
      @exovit6348 Год назад +2

      @@Frodo1000000 Not really when my BPD was active, I just wouldnt pursue someone and waste their time if they cared about me. Even if i cared about them also. I didn't want to hurt anyone because I knew I wasn't securely available so I avoided those situations to not cause harm

  • @izawaniek2568
    @izawaniek2568 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for a very informative video.

  • @janicereidlinger9957
    @janicereidlinger9957 3 месяца назад +1

    If one has BPD, what can they do to stop those typical behaviours?

  • @janettemartin4604
    @janettemartin4604 5 месяцев назад +3

    Are you saying anywhere at all that the “favorite person” is a GOOD person that realizes the volatility OF the borderline? And in that sense may take extra precautions to keep them comfortable! But the borderline gets TOO HEAVY and DEMANDING and does too many “DooDoo” tests! ? Because that’s what I face by a LOT of women!

  • @shaanz2.087
    @shaanz2.087 2 года назад +1

    Wonderfully explained...👌🎊👍💖😍

  • @heartburn6160
    @heartburn6160 3 года назад +12

    Do children of a borderline personality disordered parent tend to have personality disorders?

    • @jdj2022
      @jdj2022 2 года назад +14

      That is my worry with my son. His mom my ex wife had it horribly and so did her mom.
      I’m praying my son doesn’t get it.

    • @Mouse_Metal
      @Mouse_Metal 2 года назад +4

      I think it´s impossible for kids of a person with personality disorder to not have some personality disorder too as a result.

    • @jdj2022
      @jdj2022 2 года назад +6

      @@Mouse_Metal the good thing is I have him in therapy and his therapist says he has absolutely no signs of it at all and he is 7. Typically it would already show signs.

    • @marshawnlunch6762
      @marshawnlunch6762 2 года назад +4

      Yes it is genetic, and you probably won't see full blown borderline in him when he's young. He might be a very sensitive child and growing into a very sensitive person, so keep that in mind. But as long as you take the time to really listen to them, show interest and not interrupt them while also still putting your foot down when you have to, you should be fine. The genetic is there and one might be predisposed to it, but that gene gets triggered through traumatic life events.

    • @sky0_o954
      @sky0_o954 Год назад +1

      they tend to have some sort of mental illness in general

  • @kevinhorve4821
    @kevinhorve4821 7 месяцев назад +1

    So if I don’t like anyone without them being my fp… I guess I just am screwed…

  • @rodolfolasparri
    @rodolfolasparri 2 года назад +10

    From a former "favourite person"
    Hell hath no furry like a woman with BPD scorned, or perceived scorned.
    As we know, their reality is not always on par with actual reality.
    I was "God's gift" to humanity whilst married.
    Then during and post the divorce of course, I become a spawn of the Devil.
    Of course,
    my evil "required her" to visit a handful of my corporate customers, especially general contractors, to "warn them"
    I own a very successful electrical services company, that generates a very nice living for electricians.
    No harm to me
    ...they all alerted me, and were very sympathetic....to me.
    My compassion for her was trumped by my need to live normal life, with a sane wife.
    She actually fooled 4 of my closest female relatives prior to marriage, and got a thumbs up from all.
    Amazing how some people can fake an entire being/personality.
    Thank goodness a family friend is a Psychiatric Nurse, and laid out facts about BPD.
    And, she encouraged me to research all the points she made.
    BPD is very, very sad
    ...and very, very frightening.
    The movie "Gone Girl" and the book "The Siren's Dance: Loving Someone With Borderline Personality Disorder"
    largely reflect my life with a person with BPD.

    • @azvascos7542
      @azvascos7542 2 года назад +3

      I just saw 1972's Play Misty for Me, it was a little extreme in the portrayal but definitely showed an extreme example of BPD and a favorite person. Good luck to you in your future interactions.

    • @Happy-Me.
      @Happy-Me. 2 года назад

      Yes Play Misty for me. I can no longer watch that film!

    • @g3nj1
      @g3nj1 Год назад

      You don't sound like you were very helpful either. I'm not saying what she did wasn't wrong, but BOTH of you should take accountability. I feel bad for her, because you just sound like a selfish prick.

  • @maribelsilva7597
    @maribelsilva7597 2 года назад +3

    Can you make a video how a romantic relationship would be with two untreated bpds or one untreated bpd and the other with bpd traits.

    • @Crystalblue58
      @Crystalblue58 11 месяцев назад

      BPD and Bipolar would be interesting.

  • @g3nj1
    @g3nj1 Год назад +1

    Okay, but what do you do about it?

  • @2bullcrap
    @2bullcrap 11 месяцев назад +2

    Favorite person is just another tool.

  • @melissa6487
    @melissa6487 2 года назад +2

    I have borderline personality disorder. And a favorite person.
    I don't stalk her or anything like that but I do adore her and wish I was with her in a romantic relationship. But I know it'll never happen. She's a support worker and isn't my personal support worker, I know her for about 8 -9 years of the agency I'm part of . She's aware that I'm infatuated with her but I'm not doing anything for the police to be contacted etc

  • @emilytaylor1001
    @emilytaylor1001 2 года назад +2

    ❤️

  • @sirrantsalott
    @sirrantsalott Год назад +6

    The stewards of eggshell city and the founders of mindreading academy, the BPDs.

    • @Crystalblue58
      @Crystalblue58 11 месяцев назад +1

      The gate keepers of hell.

  • @girlinthesouth850
    @girlinthesouth850 2 года назад +19

    My daughter has high BPD and NPD traits. She's a nightmare.

    • @yasminelyndle9022
      @yasminelyndle9022 2 года назад +30

      maybe she needs help, not demonization? you're her mother?? grow up and help your daughter she's struggling!! As someone with BPD you have absolutely no idea the pain and turmoil we go through every single day, do your research and support her.

    • @sixthsenseamelia4695
      @sixthsenseamelia4695 2 года назад +7

      @@yasminelyndle9022
      Managing other people's behavioural issues & psyche rehabilitation isn't healthy. Irrespective of who they are. Can only help someone so much, no matter how much you may desperately want to. Futile unless they're on board & committed also.

    • @trentlytle7289
      @trentlytle7289 2 года назад +18

      @@sixthsenseamelia4695 referring to your children as nightmares isn't managing other people's behavior issues. It's demonizing.
      You aren't incorrect in what you said, you're just missing that the original post was insensitive and hurtful. Comments like those from parents/caregivers hurt me as a child

    • @_remicore_
      @_remicore_ 2 года назад +5

      How about we dont demonizing bpd and npd

    • @rj3899
      @rj3899 2 года назад +14

      Looks like you did a good job at parenting then.