Can People With Borderline Personalities Succeed In Life? A letter from a medical professional with BPD who has seen both sides. This post is in response to Borderline Personality Disorder: The Sufferer's Experience by Susan Heitler. As in my several earlier articles on borderline personality disorder, my understandings of BPD have grown significantly from discussions with a physician whom I refer to as H.O. Dr. H.O. herself suffers from borderline personality disorder. Wh