Interesting article in ScienceDaily on early signs of erratic BPD behaviour

[AlexRose]

Researchers discovered that healthy people and those with borderline personality disorder displayed different patterns of behavior while playing an online strategy game, so much so that when healthy players played people with borderline personality disorder, they gave up on trying to predict what their partners would do next.

"People with borderline personality disorder are characterized by their unstable relationships, and when they play this game, they tend to break cooperation," said Montague. "The healthy subjects picked up on the erratic behavior, likely without even realizing it, and far fewer played strategically."

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130409105905.htm

It still boggles my mind that during the short course of my relationship I must have noticed something, I just didn't connect the dots...

[hopealways]

Thank you for this.  This proves that the BPD is a different brain i.e. not normal.  Lesson of the day: we should not miss being with someone with an abnormal brain.

[starshine]

Lesson of the day: we should not miss being with someone with an abnormal brain.

Thanks!  I needed that! 

[peas]

Researchers discovered that healthy people and those with borderline personality disorder displayed different patterns of behavior while playing an online strategy game, so much so that when healthy players played people with borderline personality disorder, they gave up on trying to predict what their partners would do next.

"People with borderline personality disorder are characterized by their unstable relationships, and when they play this game, they tend to break cooperation," said Montague. "The healthy subjects picked up on the erratic behavior, likely without even realizing it, and far fewer played strategically."

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130409105905.htm

It still boggles my mind that during the short course of my relationship I must have noticed something, I just didn't connect the dots...

Fascinating. Thank you for sharing AlexRose.

In the short course of my relationship, I did notice something dysfunctional but I attributed it to my ex's alcoholism. During the r/s I kept going to alcohol addiction and verbal abuse sites, then after b/u I found bpdfamily. Which introduced me to the disorder and explained why my ex drank.

[SeekerofTruth]

Ah yes... .i think there is something to this.  Thanks for the link.  Been meaning to write something that speaks to this on these boards.  It will be something along the lines of "reflections on a bicycle ride".  I realize now how i'm nitpicking recollections of noncooperativeness and associated What the hecks which i think comes down to their need for ubercontrol or being subversive, undermining... .

[maxen]

Lesson of the day: we should not miss being with someone with an abnormal brain.

Thanks!  I needed that! 

so did i!