A vivência socioemocional do transtorno de personalidade borderline à luz da gestalt-terapia

Abstract

This study examines the socio-emotional experience of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) through the lens of Gestalt Therapy. A bibliographic review of publications from 2009 to 2025, 2 Formatado: À direita indicates that borderline suffering goes beyond diagnostic criteria, emerging as a singular mode of existence characterized by affective instability, fear of abandonment, impulsivity, emptiness, and a fragile sense of self. From a Gestalt perspective, these manifestations are understood not as individual deficits but as creative adjustments through which the person seeks stability, belonging, and continuity of self. By emphasizing awareness, presence, and the lived experience in the here-and-now, Gestalt Therapy provides a clinical pathway that welcomes borderline suffering without reducing it to symptoms. Through a phenomenological and dialogical stance, the therapist supports the individual in recognizing needs, reorganizing contact patterns, and cultivating more integrated and authentic ways of being in the world.