John? Hmmm.. wonder what happened with Keith. I only wish that the Real World cameras could have caught THAT incident. Now THAT would be great TV. I knew Paula was a volatile person when drunk. Who knows, maybe she's the one who provoked Keith. Not excusing his behavior, though.

What an idiot. Is it a requirement that at least one cast member per season get arrested at some point?

They could do a real worl all-stars in the joint edition.

"This is the true story, of seven criminals, picked to live in the big house, work (the yard) together and have their lives taped, to find out what happens when people stop being members of polite society, and start getting raped. The Real World: Joliet."

Well, looking at the bright side, at least she's not with Keith anymore. The article stated that MTV was marketing her as an unstable partier. I suppose they're implying this was not an accurate portrayal of Ms Walnuts. Yeah, right.

I'd like to know how things ended with Keith. Maybe she got too strong for him. At least this John person didn't smack her up after she bit him.

-LoL, TinkerbellAPixie. "Real World in the joint edition". I would totally watch that. Crazy, disgusting 'OZ' sh!t would happen. That would be awesome. :)

CT rules.

I guess this makes her a show-in for the next Real World Challenge.

Does her last name really sound out the word moronic? Wow, that's amazing. I think MTV was really liable for putting a person like this on the year. That whole Keith thing was a disaster. I guess Paula just bit off more than she could chew .... (HA!, Get it??)

LOL @ Tinkerbell!! I'd watch it!
See what not eating does to you? It makes you Walnuts!

And, Ed.. get it right MA rules. If you don't like that then you can 'KISS MY ASS'!!

At first I thought it was great that Paula was eating...

tb - maybe the prison cook guy from Hell's Kitchen could join the show.

hb

My first thought after seeing the headline was "oh %#@&^#!, how did I miss the episode of Real World where Paula gets arrested?" Unfortunately for her this is the real, real world.

you should see her mug shot, its a classic let me tell ya, here is the link for the site
http://www.tmz.com/2006/07/11/cast-member-gets-a-taste-of-the-real-world/

Wow . . . I looked at her eyes in that mug shot, and I just felt sad for her. Not excusing what she's done, but it's still a shame that she just can't seem to get her life together.

I should totally date her. My entire life would be ike an awesome episode of the Real World!

What happened to keith? Maybe Paula beat him up and now he's in therapy. And how did she snag another guy? Hasn't he seen the show? He got bit serves him right.

Hate to upset any of you, but Keith's full name is John Keith Aylward. He's always gone by Keith instead of John. No new boyfriend for Paula...

Then why does his myspace say his name is Keith Cromwell?

never mind, I'm an idiot, he's from Cromwell, not his name, sorry.

Hmmm so much for her theory of "we already hit rock bottom, the only way we can go is up!"

Still...good for her for going "rabid dog" on his ass.

She looks like Tonya Harding in this pic!

That university must suck because Paula is a moron.

This sucks and puts a weird taste in my mouth.

She looks so pathetic in her mugshot.

"...clown makeup..." - Dwight

I'm amazed that Paula got the high score on anything besides the crazy-meter. painless is right. Everyone else at that school should trade in their MBAs for a shovel and do some migrant labor.

I betcha she dropped therapy like a hot rock as soon as the show was over.

I wonder if her boyfriend dumped her and now she's trying to hold on to her last thread of self-esteem (which is sadly enough--him.) He's cute, but nothing gives a person a free pass for physical abuse.

I just hope they don't show any more of her picking her damn scabs. That heeves me like nothing else...yeesh...

Connecticut, keeping it classy...just a little rumor heard here in Connecticut...supposedly, when dear Keith put charming Paula in the hospital, what really happened was that Paula was being, well, the Paula we all know and, um, love (?) and attacked a sleeping Keith who didn't know who was attacking him and came up swinging, hit her 43 pound frame and well..

Do you guys think Paula looks like Tonya Harding in this picture?

anniedawg25, and ak77 - I TOTALLY thought of Tonya Harding when I saw that mugshot!

I have said all along that I suspected there was more to her story about being beaten by Keith. Paula is bad news, the alcohol just loosens her inhibitions, all that rage and erratic behavior is just under the surface. The girl has a raging Borderline Personality Disorder; she engineers every situation she finds herself in.

Attention = Control. Whether it's positive or negative attention is completely immaterial. Men who end up in relationships w/BPD women are often accused of Domestic Violence, among other terrible things - sometimes they are reacting to an attack, or they have been pushed into an extreme situation, or their partner gets drunk and bangs herself up - and blames it on him (I know someone who actually did this!). How many of us ever REALLY question a woman who claims she was beaten?

Don't get me wrong - violence in any situation is ALWAYS unacceptable; however, if you are caught completely off-guard and are under attack, you may not be able to control your Fight or Flight impulse - it's hardwired into our brains.

In any case, Keith and Paula are toxic to each other. If he stays with her, he has a really good chance of serving prison time. I hope the judge who hears her case demands a Mental Evaluation and forces her into a rehab/psych program. She really is dangerous to herself, and to others.

If she doesn't get help she has a good chance of ending up as a suicide; in prison; or as an involuntary resident of the mental health system. I hope that doesn't happen - but she doesn't seem to have anyone in her life who can intervene effectively. I sincerely hope she and Keith DON'T have children - that would be a tragedy.

...I know I'm beating a dead horse, BUT...

Biting, as a response to an emotionally charged situation, is an extremely unusual reaction for an adult. Biting is something a two or three year old child might typically do in a stressful situation - but they tend to learn fairly quickly that biting is considered way more socially unacceptable than hitting or kicking, and they stop the behavior.

I'll bet whatever damaged Paula, happened around the time she was two or three years old. And I'll bet it was pretty bad, because she's in really bad shape.

Chee-Z--
Your analysis is dead on.

It is apparent on the show in how she is never consistent in when she attacks or who she makes the bad guy that day. It's all situational and relative. If she is with boyfriend, everyone else is evil, if she is with everyone else, he is evil. The people around her are just pawns--a means to an end--a way to perpetually portray herself as the victim and as someone being constantly victimized. Translation--negative attention is better than none at all. Have you noticed how every one of of her meltdowns results in a pity party where she's the guest of honor? And someone always comes in and validates her--instead of making her accountable for her behavior (if that's possible). I dunno--I remember unstable people like this while in college. At first you feel sorry for them, but ultimately you see how they are their own worst enemy--and they are the only person who can help is the person him/herself--by seeking it professional assistance.

Usually the only solution for you personally is DISTANCE, since you usually just end up enabling/exacerbating the unresolved problem--and further victimized. Usually your compassion become their means to keeping things status quo--which kills their motivation for change. These people always end up burning you out and unfortunately you end up really jaded when it comes to these situations....

And yes--Tonya Harding Jr. for sure. Just hope she doesn't end up making an equally gross sex tape! Don't wanna see that on film--seeing Tonya was bad enough...

Oh, yeah, and I figured out the problem. Paula is so irritable and volatile not because of psychological issues. She's just really, really hungry. If someone would just feed her already, we wouldn't be having these meltdowns. She was probably hallucinating and thought that Keith was a hot dog, so she tried to eat him. everyone started out feeling sorry for Paula and saying she needs to leave Keith but it's the other way around now.

Okay, I love all this Paula discusion but I am SO ready for the recap of this week's show, in which the cast completed an entire tour of Spain in under 23 minutes. Let's have it!!

Thanks, alligatorwings!:

it's all situational and relative. If she is with boyfriend, everyone else is evil, if she is with everyone else, he is evil. The people around her are just pawns--a means to an end--a way to perpetually portray herself as the victim and as someone being constantly victimized.

This is a hallmark symptom of BPD. It's called Devaluation, anyone who becomes close to a BPD person will eventually experience this - no one is exempt from it. They tend to make close friends really quickly, they are exciting, engaging, funny, insightful - if they are the opposite sex, they can be incredibly exciting sexually because they are often hypersexual, or have almost no inhibitions.

They reel you in, then if you disappoint them in ANY way they will attack you, or undermine you in the most damaging ways possible. Sometimes you have no idea you've done anything to upset them, sometimes you have no idea they are even undermining you. All you know is things seem to be going wrong, problems arise in friendships, or on the job. It's not unusual for the BPD who's causing all the trouble, to appear to be your only reliable friend and continue to gain your confidence - all while using the information to further hurt you.

Unfortunately, I know this subject pretty well due to having had extended contact with two people who suffer from it. One was a family member (by marriage), who could be the subject of an Ann Rule book. I think at least one cast-member a season fits the criteria for BPD, however Paula is by far the MOST extreme case. She meets the description of all 9 of the symptoms of BPD, to be definitively diagnosed you only have to hit 5. Paula is off the scale.

The real problem with people like Paula is that you can NEVER trust them, or what they say. A lot of them make allegations of sexual abuse, which are often false - the tragic consequence of this is that they probably WERE sexually abused, but they were too young and/or damaged to report it - so they re-enact their victimization throughout their lives.

LOL--thought he was a hot dog! Too funny! That one got me laughing.

Maybe that's what happened with the original attack--he woke up to her dousing him with mustard--and he hit her cuz she got it in his eye! :)

Cheez-thanks for the info--I think that is good info for a lot of people here--just in case they get caught up with someone with BPD. Now they know to recognize the signs. I really appreciate your taking the time to explain this!

A few years ago I became friends with someone who had Narcissistic Personality Disorder. This is another amazingly common among The Real World Casts--and usually why the end up on the show, since they make for good TV.

This person was such a mindf-ck that it took me doing research and understanding this condition so I could unplug from his web of BS. I think NPD and BPD are contenders for which is worst to deal with. Unfortunately, NPD is rampant in the gay world! "Enough about me..what about me?" LOL

BTW Cheez--people with NPD do that whole devaluation process as well. The difference is that they treat you like garbage (since you have been devalued), and when you react, they go to any lengths to blame you and make it your fault. You end up forgiving them, and then once they've reestablished status quo, they pull the rug out from you again. This can be unintentional, since they can't empathize with anyone else. Or it can be intentional, which is called gaslighting. Either way, it's a TOTAL mindf-ck to normal people.

Okay, I love all this Paula discusion but I am SO ready for the recap of this week's show, in which the cast completed an entire tour of Spain in under 23 minutes. Let's have it!!

Me too--that episode shows why Europeans hate us and think Americans are all a bunch of tools. "I like, love Spain--I feel like, all so international-like and stuff..." I betcha half of the cast couldn't even locate Spain on a map! And then John goes around and introduces himself to everyone as "John of the bananas" in Spanish. They probably thought it was his way of telling them he's gay! I WISH! Poor dumb frat boy... LOL

Interesting discussion on here. Out of curiousity, who do you think showed BPD on the previous seasons- Austin, Philly, San Diego

I feel terribly bad for Paula. Just look at how pathetic she is.

Does anyone else hate Tyler more and more with each episode??

I dunno--Real World has become so formulaic--she's the trauma queen, he's the drama queen. It's like they're playing roles instead of being "real". It's hard to feel sorry for her--and bitchy f-gs like Tyler are a dime a dozen, believe me...

My vote?
Austin-Rachel
Philly-Karamo
San Diego--Robin

Issues a plenty here...

Tyler is Scooter from the Muppet Show! Proof!

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j96/alligatorwings/TylerisScooter.jpg

Hey alligatorwings - I feel your pain! NPD and BPD are closely related. Narcissists tend to be more dangerous because they are generally more aggressive. I'm glad you got away from your NPD person! I've been gaslighted too, and it really took me a while to get over it, although now I can smell a psyco-f*ck a mile away.

My picks for RW cast schizos:

San Diego: Frankie (BPD)
Philadelphia: Sarah (BPD) and Karamo (NPD)
Austin: Danny (NPD)
Key West: Paula (BPD) and Tyler (NPD)

Yeah--they definitely suck. Danny is definitely one, and Melinda is codependent HELL. His narcissism has sucked the life out of her and explains why she's basically Stepford girlfriend at this point....

The only true diagnosis of Paula is that she's an alcoholic. She's not an out of control partier. She doesn't have any complicated mental disorder. The girl has a drinking problem. It's irresponsible of MTV to knowingly put someone like this on air and not offer them better help than "perhaps you should see a therapist." She's got the worst self esteem problem of any cast member on the show yet. Well, maybe Tyler is worse. And for all of the cast members to say how much better she's gotten in therapy is a joke. Shame on MTV. It's not even good reality TV anymore when they have to stoop to showing someone at their low bottom, pre-rehab state.

I agree she has a problem with alcohol, but it is a symptom of her bigger issues. Alcoholism is a copy mechanism and a way of acting out and being able to blame it on being drunk instead of really dealing with the emotional and psychological problems she has...

I agree she has a problem with alcohol, but it is a symptom of her bigger issues. Alcoholism is a coping mechanism and a way of acting out and being able to blame it on being drunk instead of really dealing with the emotional and psychological problems she has. I think it’s also because she can’t mask/control them like she does when she’s sober….

paula is such a damn animal

and i bet it was that BF who beat the crap out of her too ... pay back is a bitch

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