Thank you Janet for this beautiful, excruciating description of Borderline (BPD). Learning about Borderline (BPD) has helped me to have more compassion for my son -- I can glimpse how painful it must be not to have a skin over the top of my emotions. I can't imagine this, nor can I imagine the patience and determination it must take, to learn to regulate.
I too would like to see the name changed. I think the DSM-V might be addressing that.
I like to meditate. I am reading "The Buddha and the Borderline." (Not recommending this book, buddhism, meditation or anything). Just an interesting book, and the author also has a good website on Borderline (BPD) where she really nails down, step by step, the complexity of Borderline (BPD).
Jo