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Re: The Right Thing
Neak #2685593 11/25/12 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Pineneedle
Sidestepping a bit here.

If you have a personality disorder it is more likely to be borderline then anything else.

That being said, the only effective treatments for personality disorders resemble MB quite a bit. Boundaries etc. therapy may help you, MB will help you and your wife, family and marriage.

This is what Dr Harley says about emotional disorders:

"The
exception to the Policy of Joint Agreement is when the health or safety of
yourself or members of your family are at risk when following it (doing
nothing until an agreement is reached). �In the case of serious emotional
disorders, the healthy spouse must make many decisions unilaterally for the
sake of the family, which puts the marriage at risk."

"But those with emotional disorders usually can't
follow the POJA, and the expect to be catered to when they take a position
on any issue. �Ultimately, most of these people end up divorced because they
can't form a mutually caring partnership for very long."
Re: The Right Thing
Jedi_Knight #2685612 11/25/12 03:49 PM
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Personality disorders, mental disorders, and emotional disorders are not synonyms. There are several different things classified in different sections of the DSM manual that psychologists use. There's one whole section that is controversial that Dr. Harley believes needs to be removed from being classified as "disorders."

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