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On the Receiving End of Borderline Rage

122 Comments / Points of Departure, The Psychotherapy Relationship / Joseph Burgo

I had an email from another therapist this week, asking whether I’d written anything for professionals who work with people who suffer from features of borderline personality disorder. She had recently been “fired” by one such client and felt upset about it. In fantasy, I imagined that it had happened in a very angry way, […]

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Rage and Entitlement in Borderline Personality Disorder

In working with people who suffer from borderline personality disorder, you may often feel deeply hostile toward your clients; you need to use that feeling to understand their murderous rage, their inability to tolerate frustrate and their desire to take over and possess you.