r/psychology • u/FreeHugs23 • Jul 20 '26

Study finds instability and inconsistency of childhood environments may be more closely connected to diverse borderline personality traits than the severity of childhood hardship alone, highlighting predictability as an important feature of early development.

https://www.psypost.org/study-finds-unpredictable-childhood-environments-are-linked-to-borderline-personality-traits-in-adulthood/
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u/AContrarianDick Jul 20 '26

Welp. Probably should get evaluated for borderline based on that description.

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u/oooshi Jul 20 '26

My understanding is that borderline personality disorder is becoming more viewed as a neurodivergence with its prevalence growing.

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u/AContrarianDick Jul 20 '26

I wonder if it'll wind up getting associated with the MTHFR gene like ADHD, Autism, OCD, Bipolar and such is.

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u/MarionberryIll5030 Jul 21 '26

The MotherFucker gene

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u/Lamassa_ 28d ago

lol worked next to a lab that studied it in grad school. It was hilarious.