So Bob I have a bunch of emails here that I compiled that have to do with borderline personality disorder and I thought we would read those emails and respond to them. What do you say?

What's our goal today? How many we want to do? Okay, well I just want to get through the whole list of borderline emails and it's probably 10-ish.

Oh, okay. So let's see. We're going to get closed at least.

Yeah, yeah. Well, I'm open to actually even go a little bit beyond that if we might be able to. Right on.

This is the Psychology and Seattle podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Kirk Honda. I'm a therapist and a professor who are you Bob I'm Bob Gettle I'm a therapist

practice here in Seattle and we're old friends from school we are

So borderline emails this This first one is anonymous patron they write.

My favorite episodes are those with Bob. I live in a small European country of Latvia.

For a year and a half, I visited a psychotherapist every week.

My therapist uses existential therapy,

and he avoids labeling and diagnosis.

I also find this approach compelling, but listening to your podcast, I have come to the conclusion

that I could be on the borderline personality sort of spectrum.

I have a great sense of emptiness.

I have no understanding of who I am.

My personality is borrowed from the behavior of other people

around me.

I find it difficult to define my feelings. All of my

relationships fall apart because of my clinginess. I have a constant feeling

that everyone will reject me. There are also constant suicidal thoughts and

self-destructive behaviors. I told my therapist that I might be on the borderline

personality disorder spectrum to which he replied, not likely.

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