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Originally Posted by Icare dixit
Yes, I do. Or I just wonder whether anyone would agree with that, rather. I'm not exactly sure whether that would be a good analysis.
Things have changed quite a bit. Society has changed. I wonder whether something considered delusional to some (small) degree is now more acceptable than it used to be.
The assumption is that many would mean by delusional is only different in degree from real or more severe delusions. BP could be an example of a high degree of delusional thinking, but in itself, already less severe than some forms of psychosis. So an even lesser degree would be BP-like, if there can be different degrees of the (exact) same thing (or essentially).
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I disagree with the assumption that following one's emotions is BP-like. Humans are emotional creatures. They've always followed their emotions. I think the emotional instability is what really characterizes BP.
I also don't think the majority of BP thoughts/ behavior really count as delusional, unless you're talking severe mania and you feel invincible or immortal or something like that. Cognitive distortions, definitely, but everyone's prone to those. Every teenage girl who's ever thought she was fat or ugly (that's basically all of them) would be delusional by your standards. I don't know if that insecurity is solely a result of modern media, but I doubt it. Two centuries ago when a woman had little chance of supporting herself and needed a husband, the insecurities about her looks might have even been greater than today.