In a world where the glow of our screens often replaces face-to-face interactions, social media has become both a lifeline and a labyrinth. Have you ever found yourself scrolling through perfectly curated feeds, feeling that pang of inadequacy as those picture-perfect moments flash before your eyes? Or perhaps you've experienced the bubbling anxiety that comes with Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)—the nagging urge to stay connected lest you miss out on life’s latest happenings? Welcome to the complex interplay between attachment, self-esteem, and FOMO in our digital age.

In this episode we meet with psychoanalyst Dr. Mark Ruffalo to discuss the mental health condition called Borderline Personality Disorder.

Mark L. Ruffalo, M.S.W., D.Psa., is a psychotherapist in private practice in Tampa, Florida, and serves as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and Adjunct Instructor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine. He has broad clinical experience in the psychoanalytic treatment of mood disorders, personality disorders, and psychosomatic illness, and has particular interest in the psychotherapy of schizophrenia. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of The Carlat Psychotherapy Report.