Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition that affects the way people think about themselves and others around them. This condition makes it hard for people to function daily or do the things they love. Symptoms can range from unstable and intense behaviour to impulsiveness and unhealthy ways of seeing themselves to their relationships with others. People living with BPD have difficulties developing and maintaining healthy relationships with others. Friends and families may perceive them as difficult and unpredictable. They can also form unhealthy attachments with others and have a strong fear of abandonment or being left alone, which in some cases are faulty perceptions. In addition, they often present with extreme emotions and act or take actions before thinking about the consequences.
Other characteristics common among people living with BPD are parasuicidal behaviours such as threats of suicide, self-injurious, mood swings, anger, emotional dysregulation, unhealthy risk-taking, ongoing feelings of emptiness, impulse spending and difficulties maintaining employment.
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If you or someone you know is struggling with BPD, know that support is available. Prime Mental Health Services (PMHS) can assist because BPD condition is treatable. With the right treatment and support, people living with symptoms of BPD can lead a normal, happy life. PMHS offers evidence-based treatment programs that have been proven to be effective in treating BPD. Do not allow BPD to ruin your marriage, career, relationships with others or the your of being able to enjoy your life, reach out to us for support today.