Wednesday, November 20, 2024

10 signs of borderline personality disorder’ Meet the Best Psychiatrists - Dr. Anuja Kelkar (MBBS, MD)




Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is characterized by a pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotions. Here are 10 signs of BPD:

1. **Intense Fear of Abandonment**: Overwhelming fear of being left alone or abandoned, leading to frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined separation.

   2. **Unstable Relationships**: Relationships that are intense and volatile, often swinging between idealization and devaluation.

   3. **Identity Disturbance**: A markedly unstable self-image or sense of self, leading to frequent changes in values, goals, or career aspirations.

   4. **Impulsivity**: Engaging in impulsive behaviors such as substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating, or risky sexual activities.

   5. **Self-Harm**: Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, threats, or self-mutilating behavior like cutting.

   6. **Emotional Instability**: Intense and rapidly changing moods, such as episodes of severe depression, irritability, or anxiety.

   7. **Chronic Feelings of Emptiness**: Persistent feelings of emptiness or boredom.

   8. **Inappropriate Anger**: Intense, inappropriate anger or difficulty controlling anger, leading to frequent outbursts or physical fights.

   9. **Paranoia or Dissociation**: Temporary stress-related paranoid thoughts or severe dissociative symptoms.

   10. **Unstable Self-Image**: Significant shifts in self-perception, leading to sudden changes in opinions, values, or plans.

These signs collectively contribute to significant distress and impairment in social, occupational, and other areas of functioning.

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