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Date: September 29, 2016 02:28PM
I don't have time right now to read up on Linda Baird, but I think I will follow up.
That being said, Linda Baird's information appears to be old. A lot of research has been done on BPD in recent years (and I do mean very recent) that discounts a lot of past thought on the subject.
For example, the National Institute on Mental Health lists the risk factors for BPD as:
- Genetics
- Environmental and Social Factors
- Brain Factors
Specifically talking about Environmental and Social Factors:
"Many people with BPD report experiencing traumatic life events, such as abuse or abandonment during childhood. Others may have been exposed to unstable relationships and hostile conflicts. However, some people with BPD do not have a history of trauma. And, many people with a history of traumatic life events do not have BPD."
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml#part_145388So, "some" not "most" and "some people with BPD do not have a history of trauma", not "exceedingly rare".
"Just pointing out stats. They're inarguable."
Actually people argue stats all the time. There are all kinds of reasons why stats could be inaccurate and new information can be found to counter them. It happens all the time.
I'm interested to see the source for those numbers, how old they are an what they are based on.
Also, as Amyjo points out, just because other cases have experienced that, it does not apply to appear in her case, as it doesn't apply in every case regardless.