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: Actually he did not leave it out. If you read the chart closely enough, at the bottom he says that BPD corresponds to a wide range of personality types, in so many words. : He is true about that. BPD seems to focus on 2, 4, 6, and 7. I couldnt imagine a 1, 3, 5, 8, or 9 having it. : In Oldham's personality types, the MERCURIAL personality is a direct match to BPD, so maybe that might be a better alternative than the enneagram for you? : -Cory : : In Don Riso's book _Personality Types_, : : he makes a connection between common : : psychological disorders and enneagram : : types. So for instance the Three is most : : prone to narcissistic personality disorder : : while the One is prone to Compulsive : : Personality Disorder. Riso left out a : : very frequent disorder, and that is : : borderline personality disorder. To me : : it seems that the symptoms of this : : controversial disorder illustrate some : : of the worst excesses of personality : : type Four. Some of the common symptoms : : of BPD include: 1) Frantic efforts to : : avoid abandonment, 2) a pattern of intense : : and unstable interpersonal relationships, : : 3) Recurrent suicidal behavior and gestures : : 4) Chronic feeling of emptiness and so on. : : These descriptions sound remarkably similar : : to the Four. Fours are known for the : : push-pull style in relationships, the : : intensity of their feelings, chronic feeling : : of melancholy and despair, and of course : : the concern about abandonment. Is it : : possible that those who suffer from BPD : : are Fours with perhaps an additional : : traumatic experience that further : : intensified their emotional life. Also, I : : might add a bit of anecdotal information : : and note that everyone I know who suffers : : from BPD is a Four. I have never known : : anyone with BPD who is not a Four. Of : : course I am sure there are exceptions. Any : : comments?? : : Vilda

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