What Are The Symptoms And Treatment Of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)?

What is borderline personality disorder (BPD)?

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a major psychiatric illness. People with BPD are constantly changing moods. They think very negative one moment and the next moment just overly positive about themselves and others. Relationships are usually intense but short. Other features of borderline are:

1. impulsiveness: do things without thinking;
2. tantrums;
3. self-injury;
4. is 'empty' feeling;
5. many think of suicide.

From become an age of about thirty years, the borderline problems in most people take very less. Yet it is good to follow a therapy. People who have undergone successful therapy are happier than people who have never attended a therapy.

What are the signs and symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD)?

People with BPD have at least five of the following symptoms:

1. Mood swings. Someone with borderline cheerful one moment, the next moment, anxious and depressed.
2. Tantrums.
3. An empty feeling inside.
4. Injure himself, for example by cutting themselves. Also, suicide attempts are common.
5. A highly variable self. One time someone thinks very negative about themselves, other times just overly positive. People with borderline personality disorder have low self-esteem and experience quick comments as criticism.
6. Extremely afraid of being abandoned. Only find people with borderline quite difficult and often they feel lonely. Contacts often very easy, but maintaining a relationship is a big problem.
7. Black and white thinking. People with borderline find something or someone or amazing or completely wrong.
8. Psychotic symptoms. Then someone convinced that he threatened or chased. These phenomena take several hours or days.
9. Dissociative symptoms. That means the feel there is no longer to be on. Or not know exactly what happened.

What is the treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD)?

The treatment of people with borderline consists of psychotherapy. Psychotherapy for people with plate line is long and intense. There are three therapies that have proven that they can help good:

1. Dialectical behavior. This therapy is specially designed for people with borderline. It is also the best therapy that has been investigated. It is a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance, mindfulness and learn to tolerate stress.
2. On transfer-oriented psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Here you will learn to accept that feelings can be contradictory. You learn that you can see yourself and others as people with good and bad qualities. This will give you a better understanding of yourself and more control over yourself.
3. Schema therapy. Here you will learn to change your beliefs about yourself and others.

Advice for family / friends of someone with borderline personality disorder

1. Seek professional help for your family member / friend with borderline. You can help him or her self, before the disease can be severe.
2. Make sure that you know what is borderline. If the person with borderline gives permission, please regularly consult with the therapist.
3. Ask the therapist how best can deal with your relative / friend with borderline.
4. Barrel statements of your relative / friend about you personally. Your family member / friend is sick, why does he / she like. It's part of the syndrome.
5. Do not accept anything. Clearly identify your limits. It may help if you put agreements in writing.
6. For the patient, it is important to him / her seriously and have understanding. But do not take over the responsibilities.
7. Make sure you go to someone can include yourself if you all too much.