Words and emotions

[dayhiker]

So I have a GF how has 3 traits of BPD.

She gets upset with me at times and I think the emotions she feels come from the words she wants to express. She knows I love her, but since we are an hours flight apart we don't see each other that often. So the last couple of says she is upset saying I only love her 25%. While I think if she just thought about that I love her it wouldn't trigger those negative emotions.

Anyone have any experience or thoughts about words and the effect word choice has one emotions?

 

[bhsmte]

So I have a GF how has 3 traits of BPD.

She gets upset with me at times and I think the emotions she feels come from the words she wants to express. She knows I love her, but since we are an hours flight apart we don't see each other that often. So the last couple of says she is upset saying I only love her 25%. While I think if she just thought about that I love her it wouldn't trigger those negative emotions.

Anyone have any experience or thoughts about words and the effect word choice has one emotions?

I have experience with someone with BPD for many years.

With those who have BPD, they tend to put far too much meaning into the words people choose when they speak with them. They are very good at perceiving insults, when another person who overheard the conversation, would never take it the same way. This is one of the tell tale signs of BPD.

These folks have at times, the emotional maturity of a child and they take things like a child and especially so, when they are faced with any type of stress.