Loretta has a long history of first idealizing men and then feeling they have abandoned her. Feelings of emptiness change into reckless acts of sexual promiscuity, gambling, and suicide attempts. She feels that she has never had a sense of self. Loretta probably has personality disorder.

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Loretta's symptoms, such as idealizing and then feeling abandoned, feelings of emptiness, reckless behavior, and lack of a stable sense of self, are characteristic of borderline personality disorder.

Loretta Has a Long History of First Idealizing Men and Then