Change begins with self-assessment: before plotting a new course, the BPD sufferer must first recognize his current position and understand in which direction modification must progress. Imagine personality as a series of intersecting lines, each representing a specific character trait (see Figure 10-1). The extremes of each trait are located at the ends of the line, with the middle ground in the center. For example, on the “conscientiousness at work” line, one end might indicate obsessive over-concern or workaholism and the other end irresponsibility or apathy; the middle would be an attitude
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