Agatha Christie and BPD

[Guest guest]

I picked up an Agatha Christie last weekend, and lo and behold, one of the

characters tends toward BPD.  (At the very least, controlling and malicious).  I

thought it was interesting to read other characters' reactions to the BPD

character-- how the " normal " people perceived her, and what they thought about

the BPD's family members, who were all under her thumb. The hopelessness of her

offspring, the schizophrenic tendencies of the youngest daughter in order to

cope with the mother's controlling, the behavior of the woman who married into

the family.  I didn't find it triggering, like " Understanding the Borderline

Mother " was, but more objective and clinical, in a way. 

In case you're interested, the book is " Appointment with Death " , starring

Hercule Poirot.