Obsessions, BPD, and OCPD

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One of the most challenging aspects of BPD, and other disorders, is obsessions. What is an obsession: an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind? This increases anxiety and drive for impulsive behavior to lessen the lessen the anxiety and discomfort. Obsessions covers a lot, so I thought I will discuss this in the context of OCPD and its connection to BPD and treatment options. You might be surprised what you learn, let’s check it out.

• OCPD is characterized by excessive perfectionism, rigidity to rules and morals, orderliness, and control to the level that it impacts your functioning. It is considered one of the most prevalent PDs between 2.1% and 7.9% of the general population; BPD is estimated between 1.6% and 5.9% in the general population.

• There is some research evidence to suggest the presence of some early experiences leading to emotional difficulties in those with OCPD similar to those seen in other personality disorders, such as child abuse, anger, suicidality, and substance use; in one study, 72% of participants diagnosed with OCPD reported a history of childhood abuse, including 36% endorsing sexual abuse and 81% endorsing neglect.

Participants with BPD tend to expereince stronger and more negative emotions (anger, hate, resentment) and greater problems with emotional control that drive behavior than those with OCPD.

Individuals with OCPD endorse strong negative affect (including anger) that those without OCPD, and they have difficulty accepting, understanding, and managing their negative affect effectively. However, they report being able to control the expression of these emotions whereas those with BPD, report being unable to keep impulses in check. Degrees of difference.

They both tend to have difficulty completing tasks and concentrating when upset, but this may be due to the tendency of both disorders to having problems with rumination, fixations, or obsessions with thoughts and preoccupational thinking (“I can’t get it out of my head”).

Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and award winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for over 15 years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence.

He has published several articles in these areas and is the author of:

The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manage Your BPD. Available at: https://goo.gl/LQEgy1

Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner): https://goo.gl/BLRkFy

Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox: 55 Practical Treatment Techniques for Clients, Their Parents & Their Children: https://goo.gl/sZYhym

The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders: https://goo.gl/ZAVe9v

Dr. Fox has given numerous workshops and seminars on ethics and personality disorders, personality disorders and crime, treatment solutions for treating clients along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum, emotional intelligence, managing mental health within the prison system, and others. Dr. Fox maintains a website of various treatment interventions focused on working with and attenuating the symptomatology related to individuals along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum (www.drdfox.com).

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Citation:
Miller, T. W., & Kraus, R. F. (2007). Modified dialectical behavior therapy and problem solving for obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 37(2), 79-85.
Steenkamp, M. M., Suvak, M. K., Dickstein, B. D., Shea, M. T., & Litz, B. T. (2015). Emotional functioning in obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: Comparison to borderline personality disorder and healthy controls. Journal of Personality Disorders, 29(6), 794-808.

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