How do you know if someone has borderline personality disorder?

Answer 1

you can read all sorts of things about BPD on the internet for example MIND website or even wikapidia, but the only way you can get a diagnosis is from a psychiatrist or mental health specialist (uk)

Answer 2

Borderline personality is, in the simplest form, a person tending to put things into as they are too good and other things as too bad, like a person or patient with this disorder when admitted to the hospital will say the morning staff nurses are good while the evening staff nurses are bad. and he will then tend to idealise the morning staff and so on. The people usually have a mood that swings off and on. Looking at their track of relationships they will have unstablities; they will be or will not be visited of feelings of emptiness or boredom and anger to events or situations which will appear not appropriate to normal people.

AnswerThe Answer above is totally right but left out that anyone with Borderline personality(BLP) Will have the feeling of being lonely and will try real hard to make friends and the friends they do make the will cling to them one moment and lash out at them the next moment. They will also do this to loved ones. Also borderline personality people are trapped on a emotional roller coaster, bewildered and depressed by their explosive and unpredictable behavior. If you know a loved one who has BLP then they need to get help ASAP because BLP if untreated the person can become very explosive, VIOLENT, and sometimes suicidal. Please if you can get this person help ASAP because no one should have to deal with BLP!! P.S. I know Alot about BLP Because I have BLP and have had it for 17 years now! TRY READING = STOP WALKING ON EQQSHELL (TAKING YOUR LIFE BACK WHEN SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT HAS BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DIORDER)

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I also have Borderline and my take on it is you feel incredibly needy, needing constant reassurance that you are cared for. It does make you feel incredibly lonely and you do tend to put ppl you care for on pedestals until you perceive some slight and then you devalue them, getting angry or just pushing them away. Borderliners are likely to be very impulsive and often will do dangerous and extreme things, mine was riding my motorcycle at increasingly high speeds to be able to relax. Borderliners also are known for self haming and behaviour that may lead to severe injury and are likely to commit or attempt suicide. The core of BPD is abandonment fear, emptiness and anxiety from tying to avoid such feelings. OH I also recomment the Walking on Eggshells book!!

Multiple Personality Disorder (properly known as Dissociative Personality Disorder) is a condition where two or more separate personalities exist within the same mind. It is usually caused by severe, repetitive childhood trauma.

DPD can be a serious problem, or well-managed by the individual. Some types of therapy can often be useful in helping people with DPD learn to cope with their situation.

Answer 3

Borderline personality disorder is characterized by very unstable emotions causing very unstable relationships. people with this disorder usually are like those who have bipolar but the only difference is that they shift emotions very rapidly. they can be nice one time and then the next time they get upset or angry. people with borderline personality also have suicidal ideations. Borderline Personality Disorder DSM IV Criteria A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following: 1. frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment. Note: Do not include suicidal or self-mutilating behavior covered in Criterion 5. 2. a pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation. 3. identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self. 4. impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g., spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating). Note: Do not include suicidal or self-mutilating behavior covered in Criterion 5. 5. recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behavior 6. affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g., intense episodic dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more than a few days). 7. chronic feelings of emptiness 8. inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g., frequent displays of temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights) 9. transient, stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms The DSM IV goes on to say: The essential feature of Borderline Personality Disorder is a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity that begins by early adulthood and is present in a variety of contexts.

This being said, only a psychiatrist or psychologist can diagnose a mental illness.

Answer 4

Go to a therapist if you suspect it and check Web MD and other accredited sources to understand and recognize the symptoms. It's a very complex mental health disorder that include distorted thinking, mood swings, and sensitivity. It's something to get help for right away and to never take lightly. If the person wants to get treatment and stick with it, it is worth every dime and every struggle along the way. Recovery is beyond worth it.

Best of luck,

In recovery from Borderline

Answer 5

= Borderline Personality Disorder DSM IV Criteria = A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following: 1. frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment. Note: Do not include suicidal or self-mutilating behavior covered in Criterion 5. 2. a pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation. 3. identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self. 4. impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g., spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating). Note: Do not include suicidal or self-mutilating behavior covered in Criterion 5. 5. recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behavior 6. affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g., intense episodic dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more than a few days). 7. chronic feelings of emptiness 8. inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g., frequent displays of temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights) 9. transient, stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms The DSM IV goes on to say: The essential feature of Borderline Personality Disorder is a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity that begins by early adulthood and is present in a variety of contexts.

This being said, only a psychiatrist or psychologist can diagnose a mental illness.

Answer 6

A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image and affects, as well as marked impulsivity, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:[17]

1. frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment. Note: Do not include suicidal or self-injuring behavior covered in Criterion 5
2. a pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation.
3. Identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self.
4. impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g., promiscuous sex, eating disorders, binge eating, substance abuse, reckless driving). Note: Do not include suicidal or self-injuring behavior covered in Criterion 5
5. recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, threats or self-injuring behavior such as cutting, interfering with the healing of scars (excoriation) or picking at oneself.
6. affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g., intense episodic dysphoria, irritability or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more than a few days).
7. chronic feelings of emptiness
8. inappropriate anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g., frequent displays of temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights).
9. transient, stress-related paranoid ideation, delusions or severe dissociative symptoms

source: Wikipedia

Answer 7

If somebody needed treatment for a borderline personality disorder they should see a doctor or therapist. A therapist and doctor could prescribe medicine in attempt to control the disorder and host therapy sessions to find the root of the problem.

Answer 8

Go to the doctors