I recently read a few empirical articles on how people with Borderline Personality Disorder tend to also have lower functioning "working memory" (which means they struggle in managing large pieces of information at once; this can sometimes be mistaken for attentional difficulties or learning difficulties)

They also have a difficult ability to empathize.

I am always skeptical of things I read, and so I'm not saying that the above findings are actually true -- However, that being said, I do realize that they do apply to me (self-diagnosed BPD - will be going in for an assessment this Thurs). Since childhood (and even today), I've always been a very slow learner, and I've always had difficulty in being able to "feel" another person's emotions.

Does anyone else also have similar experiences? Or were your experiences exactly the opposite?


Thanks for helping me solve this little curiosity I've been having,

Silvercloud