Borderline Personallity Disorder

^{All sections may be updated with more information as I, Juniper, research and study. Please be patient.}BPD or Borderline Personality Disorder is a trauma-based mood and personality mental disorder that affects the way people view and feel about themselves and others. This can make doing tasks in everyday life very difficult to do. BPD can cause someone to have a pattern of unhealthy and unstable relations with others and themself.Someone with BPD experiences everyday life with intense impulsiveness and emotions with performing what people would call normal tasks. For example; someone without BPD may be able to talk to a friend without having any other thoughts ruining the interaction while somesome with BPD would be severely concerned on how they sound, what the other is thinking, worrying on things such as their mood and attitude, and much more. These thoughts make it very hard to deal with unfortunate events, commonly leading to acts of self harm.BPD can make abandoment issues especially strong. Someone with BPD would have an intense fear of being abandoned and left alone. Like anyone else, people with BPD want healthy relationships but the paranoia and fear of abandonment can make it difficult to level emotions, often causing moods swings and intense anger episodes which tends to push the other away. Adding onto this aspect of the disorder, it is very common for someone with BPD to have a 'favorite person', this in fact a symptom of the disorder. This is not the standard way someone would say they have a favorite person as like a lover or best friend. A Favorite Person, or FP, is someone that the person with BPD strongly depends on. Without their FP they can experience severe depression episodes and fits of self-injury. It is likely that their mood depends on their FP's mood. For example, if their FP was really joyous about something they would feel somewhat the same emotion, the same if their FP was in a fit of anger or sadness. Another common aspect with someone having an FP is that if they don't have the time to call, play, text, etc. with them then the person can go down a spiral of fear of abandonment, feeling as if the person no longer likes them. This type of possessiveness with someone can be seen as unhealthy but is unfortunately one of the healthy ways for someone with BPD to cope with tragedy that isn't a form of self harm.Methods that individuals with BPD use to cope when their favorite person is busy can range from something like trying to focus on a hobby they enjoy, playing a game, and reading a book to something like self injury, risky activities such as gambling, and inducing in impulsive sexual desires. Though it is common for someone to have an episode of depression and crying immensely until that person may be available.BPD SYMPTOMS
More specific ;
- A strong fear of abandonment. This includes going to extreme measures so you're not separated or rejected, even if these fears are made up.
- A pattern of unstable, intense relationships, such as believing someone is perfect one moment and then suddenly believing the person doesn't care enough or is cruel.
- Quick changes in how you see yourself. This includes shifting goals and values, as well as seeing yourself as bad or as if you don't exist.
- Periods of stress-related paranoia and loss of contact with reality. These periods can last from a few minutes to a few hours.
Impulsive and risky behavior, such as gambling, dangerous driving, unsafe sex, spending sprees, binge eating, drug misuse, or sabotaging success by suddenly quitting a good job or ending a positive relationship.
- Threats of suicide or self-injury, often in response to fears of separation or rejection.
- Wide mood swings that last from a few hours to a few days. These mood swings can include periods of being very happy, irritable or anxious, or feeling shame.,
Ongoing feelings of emptiness.,
Inappropriate, strong anger, such as losing your temper often, being sarcastic or bitter, or physically fighting.
- Feeling as if you're overreacting over small incidents.
More general ;
Behavioral: antisocial behavior, compulsive behavior, hostility, impulsivity, irritability, risk taking behaviors, self-destructive behavior, self-harm, social isolation, or lack of restraint
Mood: anger, anxiety, general discontent, guilt, loneliness, mood swings, or sadness
Psychological: depression, distorted self-image, grandiosity, or narcissism
Also common: thoughts of suicide