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Pathological Jealousy, sometimes called delusional jealousy, is when a person holds a belief, which is wrong, that a partner (e.g. huband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend) is being unfaithful to them.

The person usually goes to great lengths to find evidence that this is the case, and will often draw mistaken conclusions from events, or objects that they think are evidence, even when they are obviously not.

It is classed under a group of Disorders known as the Delusional Paranoid Disorders.

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Yes, it is very common.

People with Borderline Personality Disorder are the most sensitive when it comes to their "caregivers" or the people who are the most important to them in life. They get jealous very easily, especially if they have to be separated by this person due to someone that is insignificant to them, they find this very frustrating, and may become impulsive and dangerous to try and avoid this real or imaged abandonement.

But basically if you are a major part of the borderline's life, they will always be jealous of anyone else you encounter, even from day to day. They usually expect you to be perfect, and only focus on them, which is impossible. So, they feel that you are wronging them and get very hostile.

It is important for these people to go to therapy and even take medications. Borderline Personality Disorder usually doesnt just go away or subside, because most of these people develop this disorder from a painful or difficult childhood.

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