In therapy, the patient with BPD can be extremely demanding, dependent, and manipulative. It is not uncommon for her to phone or text incessantly between sessions and then appear unexpectedly at the therapist’s office, threatening bodily harm to herself unless the therapist meets with her immediately. Angry tirades against the therapist and the process of therapy are common. Often she can be very perceptive about the therapist’s sensitivity and eventually goad him into anger, frustration,
