What Is Borderline Personality Disorder ? Is It A Serious Mental Health Disorder ?

1. Jennie Says

   Hi, if you’ve been diagnosed don’t freak out! It’s not necessarily a mental health disorder, it’s a personality disorder like it says, which means its based off of things that have happened in your life, not a chemical imbalance like bipolar or depression.
   There are alot of Borderline personality disorder symptoms…theres also alot of information on it so rather than typing it all out here, here are some websites that I found helpful..http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publicati…http://www.essortment.com/all/borderline…
   there are also tons more, just google it. I hope that helps. Just to let you know, I also have Borderline personality disorder as well as depression(which I’ve had since I was 6)..if you ever want someone to talk to or any questions feel free!

2. Patrick Dexter Says

   Borderline Personality Disorder means that you are very manipulative. I work in the mental health field and this term is used to describe people who are very manipulative and scheming and dishonest. Basically, “Borderlines” are game-players. They try to scare doctors and clinicians into doing what they want them to do by threatening suicide (but never really meaning it), acting dramatic without a good reason, etc.
   None of this means that you are… I’m just telling you what it means to someone else. These doctors must be very concerned that you are trying to deceive them.

3. Anonymous Says

   It’s a very serious disorder. Often because of their upbringing, people suffering from BPD lack the ability to regulate their moods, tend to see things in terms of black and white, rather than shades of grey, and often idealise, then devalue, in relationships. They also tend to have a great fear of abandonment, and sometimes go to extreme lengths to prevent it. They often become involved in alcohol and/or drug abuse, and/or high risk activities. Closely examine the http://1-800-therapist.com/ & http://www.metanoia.org/choose/ websites. Contact the local & national organisations of clinical psychologists, therapists, and/or psychiatrists, to find a therapist who uses Dialectical Behavio(u)ral Therapy, or get a good book on the subject, and give to a therapist using Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy (fairly common, and probably nearby) and ask that it be incorporated into your treatment. Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) http://www.priory.com/dbt.htm & http://www.behavioraltech.com/downloads/… Some locators are via the index page, at Weebly.com below.
   Workbooks that offer good coping skills are: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, & Distress Tolerance (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) by Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood, and Jeffrey Brantley, & Marsha Linehan’s Skills Training Manual (a DBT Workbook). Read “I hate you: don’t leave me.” by Jerold J. Kreisman, M.D. and Hal Stras. Also: NEW HOPE FOR PEOPLE WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER, by Neil R. Bockian, Ph.D., & The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide – Paperback (Nov 2007) by Alex Chapman and Kim Gratz, & Borderline Personality Disorder For Dummies (For Dummies [Health & Fitness]) by Charles H. Elliott and Laura L. Smith, & “Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified” by Robert O. Friedel, & The Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook: Practical Strategies for Living With Someone Who Has Borderline Personality Disorder, by Randi Kreger and James Paul Shirley. Try http://www.amazon.com for these, and others on BPD. View: http://www.sane.org/information/factshee… & http://www.2knowmyself.com/uieforum?c=sh… Check out: http://www.borderlinepersonalitytoday.com/main/… & http://www.mhsanctuary.com/Borderline/board2d.h… & http://www.psychforums.com/borderline-personali… & http://www.ehow.com/how_2154549_find-borderline… & http://www.borderlinecentral.com/articles/bpdsu…
   Practice a relaxation method, daily, and when needed, such as http://www.drcoxconsulting.com/managing-… or http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/mindbody… or http://www.wikihow.com/Meditate or Yoga Nidra, (a series of easy mental exercises only; no flexibility required) on page L, at 8M.com. Hypnosis is merely a heightened state of suggestibility, in which you are better able to communicate with your subconscious mind. 85% of people are suggestible, to some degree, so you could either seek professional hypnotherapy, or more alternatives along such lines are at http://your-mental-health.weebly.com/j.h… and see page X about BPD.

4. Anonymous Says

   It means that you are bipolar

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