What Is Borderline Personality Disorder?
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) although alike but its different from mood swing disorder and bipolar disorder, BPD is a serious mental illness characterized by feelings moods and uncertain behaviors. Patients usually have problems with emotions and thoughts; sometimes, they have careless behavior that causes unstable relationships. Borderline personality disorder commonly occurs in adolescence or early adulthood.What are the signs and symptoms of borderline personality disorder?
It is not easy to distinguish the symptoms of borderline personality disorder from other mental disorders. In general, however, borderline personality disorder can be diagnosed with the following signs and symptoms:- People with borderline personality disorder usually have a serious fear of neglect or abandonment. They sometimes have extreme reactions, such as panic, depression, anger or acts of excitement when feeling or being completely abandoned.
- They can not maintain a stable relationship, even with family, friends or people nearby. They often cause problems in the relationship by idealizing someone and then hating or angry at the person suddenly.
- They are rapidly changing to emotions, values, feelings, goals related to self-identity and self-image. Patients do not value themselves or feel they are not there.
- Impulsive and sometimes dangerous behaviors, such as gambling, wasting money, unsafe sexual relations, drug abuse, indiscriminate driving, binge eating or sudden stopping of success, such as stopping a job or a positive relationship.
- Repeated self-destructive or self-destructive behavior, such as slashing of the veins, in response to fear of separation or rejection.
- An intense and volatile mood, with each episode lasting from several hours to several days that can include intense happiness, pique, shame or anxiety.
- Often feel hollow or bored.
- Incompetent, intense, cynical anger, has physical quarrels
- Having a paranoid mind associated with stress or serious dissociative symptoms, such as feeling separated from yourself, observing yourself from outside the body, or losing relationships with reality.
Self-injury behavior is not as serious as attempted suicide, but it also has an effect on the physical health and the patient's body. In some cases, self-harmful behaviors can endanger life, such as scratching, burning, hitting, sucking, grabbing hair and other harmful acts. Worse, these people do not see this behavior as a harmful activity, but as a way of expressing pain and self-punishment.
When do I need to see a doctor?
Immediately visit a doctor once you are aware of any signs and symptoms that interfere with your life and social relationships. You need to talk to your family or friends about getting medical help when you are aware of the signs of BPD on them. If your relationship causes significant stress, you may be able to visit a therapist.
Signs and Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder
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