Tief verwurzelte negative Überzeugungen, die in der Kindheit entstanden sind, spielen eine Rolle dabei, wie Borderline-Persönlichkeitsmerkmale bei Menschen mit bipolarer Störung auftreten. Schwere Borderline-Merkmale weisen im Vergleich zu Menschen mit milderen Merkmalen ein stärkeres psychologisches Netz aus negativen Beziehungsmustern und Selbstverletzung auf.
Severe borderline traits in bipolar disorder are linked to early maladaptive schemas
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Severe borderline traits in bipolar disorder are linked to early maladaptive schemas
A recent study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders suggests that **deep-seated negative beliefs formed in childhood play a role in how borderline personality traits appear in people with bipolar disorder**. The research provides evidence that individuals with **severe borderline traits experience a stronger psychological web of negative relationship patterns and self-harm compared to those with milder traits**. These findings offer new insights into how mental health professionals might better tailor therapies for complex mood disorders.
The network analysis revealed several similarities between the two groups. In both sets of patients, the early negative beliefs were highly interconnected. Specifically, schemas related to a sense of defectiveness, shame, and subjugation tended to be central hubs in the psychological network.
Subjugation refers to a person’s tendency to surrender control to others to avoid conflict or rejection. Additionally, in both groups, a patient’s struggle with identity and negative relationships strongly linked to schemas involving disconnection and feelings of being rejected by others.
Another shared pattern involved self-harming behaviors. Across all participants, engaging in self-harm was directly connected to a schema characterized by insufficient self-control and a lack of self-discipline. This provides evidence that the belief that one cannot control their own impulses plays a role in self-destructive actions.
Despite these commonalities, the scientists discovered distinct differences in how the traits interacted. For patients in the severe group, negative relationship patterns were much more strongly tangled with early negative beliefs than in the non-severe group. This indicates that their interpersonal struggles are deeply rooted in chronic, unhelpful ways of seeing the world.
The way emotional instability manifested also differed based on the severity of the borderline traits. For the patients with severe borderline features, emotional instability was directly linked to self-harming behaviors. For those with non-severe features, emotional instability was instead linked to internal struggles with their own identity.
For those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016503272600025X
Biggest misconception in how children grow up is people thinking that their words matter more than their actions. Children learn a lot more from observing adults than they learn from listening to adults.
Speaking ideals but cheating yourself teaches them that perception matters, that words are used to gaslight and how what really happens is always happening in secrecy.
Best thing parents can do is be consistent. If words match actions and both parents have the same moral ideals, the child will be much more stable than otherwise.
The rejection schema part feels huge. A lot of damage can come from genuinely expecting other people to leave, reject, or fail you before anything has even happened.