Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

[HappyKoi]

Does anyone here have BPD?  It is quite common for people with BPD to have other mental illnesses, such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, or eating disorders.  I found a very good article from Psychology Today that talks about BPD and treatment.  What are your thoughts on or experiences with BPD?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/where-science-meets-the-steps/201512/the-destructive-power-borderline-personality-disorder

 

[Azelma]

I actually do have this. It was something I long suspected based on Wikipedia and similar "research" into my symptoms and some time ago I was finally diagnosed with it.


My experiences with it are that it sucks   The article you linked was very good and quite accurately describes some of the symptoms of BPD. I'm personally seeing a therapist to help with my condition, fortunately.

 

[Peachdejour]

I don't, but there are people in my family that have BPD. It is often comorbid with anxiety and depression disorders. BPD is often associated with trauma, so comorbid PTSD is not surprising. Unfortunately, the people in my family that have BPD have not seeked out therapy.

 

[kelden]

Characterizing this complex illness are an intense fear of abandonment, impulsivity, risk-taking, an unstable sense of self, angry outbursts and overreactions (especially to criticism), and emotions that move from one extreme to another. This can set the stage for volatile personal relationships in which the people in their lives (including themselves) are on pedestals at one moment and then off in the next.

 

[Azelma]

Characterizing this complex illness are an intense fear of abandonment, impulsivity, risk-taking, an unstable sense of self, angry outbursts and overreactions (especially to criticism), and emotions that move from one extreme to another. 

This describes me so accurately it's a bit scary.


Except maybe for the risk-taking, I don't think I do that. At least not in any way I can currently think of.

 

[kgord]

No, I may have some of these characteristics at times, but they are not to an extreme, I think that I am not extreme enough to be borderline. I can be downright mellow. I did used to work with someone who had BPD and she was very volatile. It is just one of the things that can be a problem with certain individuals. I think it can be rather extreme at times.