May is Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness that can cause intense emotional reactions, confusing thoughts and behaviors, and problems in relationships. If you have BPD, you may feel scared and unsure if recovery is possible or even worth the risk. May is Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month.

What is borderline personality disorder (BPD?)

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental illness that causes severe emotional reactions and mood swings. According to the Mayo Clinic, it affects about 1.6% of people in their lifetimes, making it one of the more common types of personality disorders.

Symptoms can vary from person to person, but they often include problems with impulse control, intimacy issues and recurrent suicidal behavior or self-harm. People with BPD also tend to have unstable relationships with others; when you’re close friends with someone who has BPD there’s no way you can know exactly how things will go from day-to-day because they’ll change so quickly based on their moods and opinions at any given time.

People who have this condition usually have an unstable self-image—they are usually unsure about who they are as individuals or even where they belong in society at large—because those around them tend not respect their boundaries while simultaneously putting pressure on them not only physically (through sharing too much personal information) but also emotionally through manipulation tactics such as guilt trips or shaming language used against others when talking about themselves aloud

Causes of BPD

BPD is a result of a combination of factors. It’s not linked to one single cause, but rather a complex mix of genetics, brain structure and other factors. While some people think that BPD is caused by certain types of parenting or traumatic events in childhood, experts believe that the disorder isn’t linked to any one factor — it’s actually caused by a complex interplay between genetics, brain structure and environmental factors.

Although it may seem like your parents were responsible for your BPD if they were abusive or neglectful when you were young (and they might have been), researchers don’t think that this type of experience causes BPD on its own. Instead, they say that there’s likely an underlying biological problem going on in your brain development during early childhood which then leads to behaviors associated with borderline personality disorder later on in life.

Treating BPD

There is no cure for BPD, but it can be treated. Psychotherapy is generally the best treatment for BPD. Psychotherapy helps you manage your emotions and behavior, change negative patterns of thinking, and improve your relationships with others. You may also benefit from medicines that treat the symptoms of mood disorders or anxiety disorders (such as depression) if they are present along with BPD

Treatment for BPD

Treatment for BPD often includes psychotherapy, support groups and medication.

Psychotherapy involves working with a mental health professional to learn new ways of thinking, feeling and behaving.

Support groups can provide you with an understanding of BPD that may help you feel less alone in your struggles as well as offer additional support from other people experiencing similar issues.

Medication can be used to help relieve symptoms related to BPD such as depression or anxiety related to or resulting from the disorder itself.

Borderline Personality Disorder can be a debilitating illness. It’s important to know how to spot the symptoms and get the most effective treatment.

Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD, is a mental health condition that can have devastating effects on people’s lives. It affects 1 in 6 Americans and causes significant distress in those with the condition, as well as the people around them.

BPD can make it hard to maintain relationships, work, and even live a normal life. People with BPD often feel intense emotions and experience extreme mood swings that make it difficult for them to cope with day-to-day life. They may also find themselves experiencing self-harming behaviour such as cutting or burning themselves — something that can be especially dangerous for those with suicidal thoughts.

Five Quick Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Facts

1. Over 14 million Americans suffer from BPD.

2. More people have BPD than schizophrenia and bipolar disorder combined.

3. People with BPD commit suicide at 400 times the rate of the general population

4. BPD is more common in women than men.

5. BPD is the 3^rd leading cause of death for young adult women between 15-24.

Those facts are surprising: 5.9% of the adult population has BPD, they commit suicide at an alarming rate, and women are especially vulnerable to the disorder.