Borderline Personality: Why Your Communication Style Matters

This video explains how people with BPD often struggle in relationships because of how they communicate. It talks about four main styles: passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive, and assertive. The first three can lead to problems like feeling hurt, ignored, or angry. The video shows how learning to be assertive—clearly saying what you want and need—can help you feel more in control and build healthier relationships. Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and a multi-award-winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for over 20 years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence. Check out Dr. Fox’s online course: www.bpdcourse.com He has published several articles and books in these areas and is the author of: BPD Guided Journal: Journal: Your Space to Release Intense Emotions, Nurture Self-Compassion, and Take Charge of Borderline Personality Disorder. Available at: https://shorturl.at/Ta5Dj The BPD Card Deck: 50 Ways to Balance Emotions and Live Well with Borderline Personality Disorder. Available at: www.shorturl.at/jBHJV Complex Borderline Personality Disorder: How Coexisting Conditions Affect Your BPD and How You Can Gain Emotional Balance. Available at: https://rb.gy/hdyqyy Antisocial, Narcissistic, and Borderline Personality Disorders: A New Conceptualization of Development, Reinforcement, Expression, and Treatment. Available at: https://tinyurl.com/2anv8dww The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manage Your BPD. Available at: https://goo.gl/LQEgy1 Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner): https://goo.gl/BLRkFy Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox: 55 Practical Treatment Techniques for Clients, Their Parents & Their Children (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award Winner):: https://goo.gl/sZYhym Dr. Fox has given numerous workshops and seminars on ethics and personality disorders, personality disorders and crime, treatment solutions for treating clients along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum, emotional intelligence, managing mental health within the prison system, and others. Dr. Fox maintains a website of various treatment interventions focused on working with and attenuating the symptomatology related to individuals along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum (www.drdfox.com). YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DrDanielFox Dr. Fox’s website: http://www.drdfox.com/ Dr. Fox’s Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-complex-diagnosis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/appliedpsychservices/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrDanielJFox1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdfox/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdfox Amazon Author’s Page: amazon.com/author/drfox youtube shorts, youtube channel, youtube video, emotions, mental health, facts, emotional facts, youtube short, youtube shorts video, shorts, mental illness, mental health awareness, how to improve mental health, improve mental health, mental health tips, anxiety, dr fox, dr fox shorts, dr fox youtube channel, dr fox bpd, dr fox npd, most viewed youtube shorts, psychology, therapy, depression, therapist, splitting, relationships, relationship advice, healthy relationships 00:00 – Intro: Understanding BPD and Communication 00:22 – The 4 Interaction Styles Overview 00:53 – Passive Style: Waiting and Withdrawing 02:42 – Aggressive Style: Exploding Under Pressure 04:38 – Passive-Aggressive Style: Hidden Anger 05:47 – Why These Styles Often Backfire 06:00 – Assertiveness: The Healthiest Style 07:25 – Being Assertive Without Being Aggressive 08:39 – Balancing Patience and Communication 09:00 – How BPD Distorts Interaction Patterns