I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality

by Jerold J. Kreisman

Jennifer felt like a child clad in the armor of an adult. She was perplexed at the respect she received from other adults; she expected them to see through her disguise at any moment, revealing her as an empress with no clothes. She needed someone to love and protect her from the world. She desperately sought closeness, but when someone came too close, she ran.

He may attempt suicide, often not with the intent to die but to feel something, to confirm he is alive.