二分法思维和边缘人格障碍

Dichotomous thinking, also known as "black or white thinking," is a symptom of many psychiatric conditions and人格障碍, including边缘性人格障碍(BPD). Dichotomous thinking contributes to interpersonal problems and to emotional and behavioral instability.

Characteristics of Dichotomous Thinking

许多人有时会遇到二分法思维，但是当对自己，其他人或情况的极端结论时可能会对您的情感稳定，关系和决策干扰。

This extreme thinking can cause serious overreactions or emotional responses and may result in significant consequences if you tend to behave impulsively in response to your extreme feelings. Whether it's breaking off a relationship or poor work performance, dichotomous thinking can affect your quality of life.

二分法思维和边缘人格障碍

BPD.is a condition that is challenging to live with. BPD is often difficult to diagnose because people who have it may experience extreme mood swings and erratic behavior, but generally cannot see themselves as having a problem, and instead view others as the problem. People with BPD are more likely to display dichotomous thinking than people who do not have BPD.

二分法思维的例子

Dichotomous thinking can cause conflicts and agitation, disrupting your own inner sense of peace and disrupting peace between yourself and others. If you have BPD, you may experience dichotomous thinking without even realizing it.

例如，您可能经常在将自己视为显着的成功或基于对他人的赞誉或批评的重大失败之间的触发器。

一个有二分思维的人可以meet a new coworker at work. In the beginning, the coworker is viewed as amazing, perfect, and better than any other coworker or friend ever encountered before. People with dichotomous thinking tend to have favorites and to believe that everything about a favorite person or thing is superior to others. However, as time goes on, someone with dichotomous thinking may suddenly swing to the opposite extreme.

如果由同事忽视，或者如果同事的方式令人失望，那么一个具有二分思维的人可能会失去尊重或讨厌这位以前最喜欢的同事，无法维持不明确“爱”或“仇恨”的关系。这可能导致那些被视为“良好”或友谊和浪漫关系突然分手的人来容易操纵。

In some instances, dichotomous thinking can result in financial problems. Impulsive purchases and a lack of balanced judgment at work and in one's personal life can have serious consequences.

治疗二分Thinking

Dichotomous thinking and BPD can be very detrimental, holding you back from living a rich, full life. There are treatments for both conditions. If you have symptoms, it is recommended that you seek out a healthcare professional who is trained and experienced in treating borderline personality disorder.

During yourtherapy sessions，你的治疗师或心理学家可以要求您讨论您的日常经验的例子并谈论不同的观点。如果您经常思考极端，您的治疗师可以帮助您识别中间地面，向您介绍一种新的更加平衡的思路。在您的进步时，您将学会通过在允许您的想法令您扰乱您之前提出以下问题来考虑自己的假设：

• Is there evidence that supports my thoughts?
• 我在考虑所有角度还是留下东西？
• 我的假设可以被别人挑战吗？怎么样？
• 其他人是否以这种方式看到它？
• 我是对别人做这种看法的公平吗？

如果您认识到您对二分法思维倾向，避免对您的极端思想或突然决策作出行为也很重要。你可能想用可信赖的朋友或治疗师写下东西或讨论它们。这些步骤可以为您提供时间考虑您的决策，并在采取可能造成危害您的关系或其财务的行动之前从中立来源获得反馈。