Idealization and devaluation often occur in people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Splitting is when someone with BPD sees people in black-and-white terms, either all good or all bad.

A mental mechanism in which the self or others are viewed as all good or all bad, with failure to integrate the positive and negative qualities of the self and others into cohesive images. Often, the ...

There is a false belief that "splitting" is only done by those with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Here, I will discuss what splitting is, other disorders that also utilize this type of ...

Arguments with someone who has BPD can feel intense. Here’s how you can defuse the situation without burning out or abandoning them. The study made an interesting point. The more couples learned to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. “Borderline personality disorder” or BPD is a complex mental ...