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> [Borderlines create the vicious circles they fear most. They become angry and drive the relationship to the breaking point, then switch to a posture of helplessness and contrition, beg for reconciliation. If both parties are equally enmeshed, chaos and conflict…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-millon/borderlines-create-the-vicious-circles-they-fear-most-they-become/)

Theodore Millon

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## More by Theodore Millon

> [Personalities are like impressionistic paintings. At a distance, each person is 'all of a piece'; up close, each is a bewildering complexity of moods,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-millon/personalities-are-like-impressionistic-paintings-at-a-distance-each/)

Theodore Millon

> [One response to feeling abandoned is to abandon yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-millon/one-response-to-feeling-abandoned-is-to-abandon-yourself/)

Theodore Millon

> [Borderlines create the vicious circles they fear most. They become angry and drive the relationship to the breaking point, then switch to a posture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-millon/borderlines-create-the-vicious-circles-they-fear-most-they-become/)

Theodore Millon

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