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A psychologist friend speaks often about “double binds”—two contradictory expectations placed on a person. Both expectations cannot be met; it’s impossible. When faced with a double bind, no matter ...

"I can't win with my mom," laments a young client as she sits on my couch for a first therapy session. "What do you mean, win?" I ask. "If I tell my mom anything about my life, she seems disinterested ...

A primary characteristic of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is the struggle to maintain consistent connections to others and to oneself. Indeed, two of the defining characteristics of BPD as ...