Awesome! I appreciate the link, though reading my DSM V entry on BPD muddies my water. 8^) From your words and those of the link (Mahari), I can't help but think about patterns of sensory stimuli, as opposed to "objects", per se. While I completely reject the imputing of object-hood onto the repeating patterns, I do *not* reject the idea that those who have trouble inducing patterns from their experiences would have trouble developing appropriate to their environment.
In other words, I would reword what you say to something like "... when the familiar patterns of stimulus are not present." I think it's useful to reword it that way because it would allow similar reactions to, e.g. a loved one's traumatic brain injury, where their personality changes in a fundamental way. Although not that similar, I'm reminded of Shannon Allen's testimony in the Bowe Bergdahl trial: > "Instead of being his wife, I‘m his caregiver," Reuters reported she > testified. "Which doesn’t mean I love him any less, but it’s a very different > dynamic. We can’t even hold hands anymore without me prying open his hand and > putting mine in." If we could abandon or soften this silly atomicity fiction, we might get a better handle on subtle dynamics like that. On 11/02/2017 11:16 AM, Frank Wimberly wrote: > Hmm. In my own words: perhaps you've known people who "fall to pieces" when > the object of their attachment isn't present. This often causes that > "object" to flee. Think of boy-girl relationships in adolescence which > sometimes are messed up because of the imprint of the past. > > Frank > > Frank Wimberly > Phone (505) 670-9918 > > On Nov 2, 2017 12:09 PM, "Frank Wimberly" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Lack of object constancy after childhood is definitely considered to be > symptomatic. If you don't believe something exists unless you are > experiencing it, including yourself, you will have a difficult time. > > Here is a link: > > > http://borderlinepersonality.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/06/lack-of-object.html > > <http://borderlinepersonality.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/06/lack-of-object.html> -- ☣ gⅼеɳ ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
