Episode 010 - Interpersonal Harmonics Mini Series Ep 2 - Borderline and Passive Aggressive Personality Disorders
🎙️ Episode Overview:
In this episode of the Loving Differently Podcast, we continue our personality prototype series by exploring borderline personality patterns and passive-aggressive dynamics through the lens of Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy (IRT).
Rather than focusing on symptom checklists alone, we look at the interpersonal learning that shapes these patterns—and why they can feel so persistent in therapy.
We also discuss complex SASB codes as one similarity between these two disorders, transference/countertransference, gift of love, and clinical implications of IRT therapy for both these prototypes.
🧩 Major Themes and Discussion Points:
- BPD involves complex interpersonal patterns rooted in developmental trauma
- Mixed messages (love/fear, control/neglect) drive instability
- Self-sabotage often follows success due to internalized dynamics
- Therapy requires consistency and resistance to reenactment
- Passive-aggressive patterns center on fear of control and indirect resistance
📚 References Mentioned in Episode:
Benjamin, L.S. (2003). Interpersonal diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders. Guilford Press.
Critchfield, K. L., & Benjamin, L. S. (2024). Structural analysis of social behavior: A primer for clinical use. APA.
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