People with this disorder seem perfect at first, but then become destructive.
< p> Clinical and forensic psychologist Dr. Shannon Curry, who is present at the court hearings where Johnny Depp is trying to punish ex-wife Amber Heard for libel, said that the actress suffers from borderline personality disorder (BPD), as well as hysterical PD, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to Focus.
These two conditions are most common in people with emotional instability and attention-seeking behavior.
An expert invited to analyze the relationship of the couple states that the symptoms of these disorders include «identity-acceptance» loved ones and «dressing like they». The last moment was talked about by the world media, noticing that Amber repeats Johnny's style at meetings.
«BPD sufferers often have identity problems. They take on the personality of the people they want to be around: the way they dress, the interest in how they talk,” Dr. Curry explained to the jury.
In conducting her assessment, the expert explained that she various case files, including Heard's medical records, mental health treatment information, forensic evidence, witness statements, and audio and video recordings. She also dated Amber twice last December, spending several hours with her before finally being diagnosed.
Curry concluded that Hurd «greatly exaggerated» her post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after her relationship with Depp ended. Amber's BPD was marked by an «underlying fear of abandonment,» she said, and added that people with the condition often make «desperate attempts» to prevent this, often escalating into extreme behavior.
The specialist emphasized that as a result of these disorders, someone like Heard can seem charming at the beginning of a friendship or relationship, but then everything changes dramatically:
«You will see that the relationship starts very intensely, very close. It can be the perfect soul mate, and at first everything seems fine, but the reality sets in, people are not perfect. Most of us accept people as a whole, but with a person with BPD everything goes to extremes — he turns from an ideal into a garbage can, he is completely devalued, he is the worst. Then there will be some serious work on yourself, because a person with this disorder really has remorse,» Kerry explained.
She added that people with BPD are usually «very, very interested in appearance and use her to get the respect they seek.
She called Heard's case «difficult», adding that, judging by her analysis, the actress seemed to her a person capable of hit where it hurts, and that it can be «very, very destructive».