How to get out of a relationship with someone who has BPD?!


Question:

How to get out of a relationship with someone who has BPD?

I've been with someone for 2 years now who has Borderline Personality Disorder. She was diagnosed as a teenager, and is in her early 20s now and fits the symptoms of it perfectly. She constantly needs to be around me, can't stand being alone or not having notice if I have to go somewhere after work. She wants me to do every single thing with her. I can't even watch TV, can't do anything without her. If we get into a fight, which happens often, and I want to watch tv or play a game on my computer, she spazzes out and says I'm replacing her. She has caused me to lose contact with all my friends, I barely even see my mom and honestly my mom is the only family I seem to have left. Unfortunately I live with her. I was in my own place for the first time for over a year, and then she kept pressuring me to move in with her. I was always at her house and when I was home, she wanted me on the phone with her constantly. I feel trapped & I feel like I have to stay or she'll kill herself. Help?!

Additional Details

2 weeks ago
She's also a cutter. She also hates being wrong. When things go wrong between us she'll tell me she hates me. I'm not happy AT ALL and I stay for her. I know I can't help her. She is not on medication and not in counselling of any kind. She also has social anxiety disorder which is her reason for not wanting to go see anyone, she's scared to leave the house, scared of what people think of her. I have no freedom, no time to myself, a stressful job then I feel like I go home to her, like it's another job.

Just asking for advise on how to get out, move out, without hurting her to the point she kills herself.


Answers:

She's going to have to take care of herself (and you will have to do the same for yourself). Find a friend to crash with, and get the F.. outta there. Don't listen to any threats of suicide or revenge. Life it TOO short to sit around and wait for happiness. If you've given it a good shot and it's not working, then LEAVE. Too many people stay with each other when it is so dysfunctional. Good luck...I hope you have the perseverance to go through with it.




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