I'm no dawk, this is my armchair guess.

At the core, nuts is nuts. Just that it can be expressed in different gender-approved ways.

Men are taught to be macho...Narcissism is using that as a vehicle to be nuts.
Women are taught to be emotional...Histrionic disorder is using that as a channel for their nutsness, too.

Bpd does exist in males but yes they tend to be diagnosed as ASD or NPD more so.

I think it's stupid that they do this. The biggest difference between NPD/ASPD and BPD is EMPATHY. I have no idea how one couldn't distinguish a Borderline from a Narcissist, male or female. There is definitely sexism in this diagnosis. Borderline men will self mutilate and blame themselves even if the other person was the one who triggered it because borderlines KNOW it was our fault we reacted in such a destructive way and upset the other person. They still know they hurt someone even if the other person hurt them first. Narcissist men will blame you, no if's and's or but's. You didn't save them even though they made no indication there was anything wrong. WOE is ME.

When reading about BPD on the internet please read with discretion. Most of the forum posts are from salty disillusioned men and women who fail to admit their part of the Borderline's behavior.

"Narcissist men will blame you, no if's and's or but's."

That's for sure! Damn!

I was told by a counselor once that I exhibited a lot of the symptoms of BPD, but I didn't meet any of the criteria for impulsivity (I don't have promiscuous sex, self harm, take drugs, shop compulsively, attempt suicide, etc). I just have all of the abandonment/self blame/ splitting problems, I guess. The splitting is the most prominent thing that gives it away.

Basically.... I've not got it, but I can definitely resonate with some of the problems people with this shit, go through.

During a really bad bout of abuse I was going through, I cut... but it was more out of anxiety, than out of impulsivity. A place to transfer the things you feel that you can't wash clean. They weren't deep, either. I put some 20% glycolic on it, and it faded them to nearly nothing.

I think that since we have different physiologies, different brain chemicals... that it is entirely and wholly possible for women to be more prone to BPD than men. Just as it is more common for men to be prone to other things more than us. Certain problems will just naturally manifest differently in a male mind, than a female mind. *shrug*

I was told by a counselor once that I exhibited a lot of the symptoms of BPD, but I didn't meet any of the criteria for impulsivity (I don't have promiscuous sex, self harm, take drugs, shop compulsively, attempt suicide, etc). I just have all of the abandonment/self blame/ splitting problems, I guess. The splitting is the most prominent thing that gives it away.

Basically.... I've not got it, but I can definitely resonate with some of the problems people with this shit, go through.

During a really bad bout of abuse I was going through, I cut... but it was more out of anxiety, than out of impulsivity. A place to transfer the things you feel that you can't wash clean. They weren't deep, either. I put some 20% glycolic on it, and it faded them to nearly nothing.

I think that since we have different physiologies, different brain chemicals... that it is entirely and wholly possible for women to be more prone to BPD than men. Just as it is more common for men to be prone to other things more than us. Certain problems will just naturally manifest differently in a male mind, than a female mind. *shrug*