Question 1

how do u get tested for borderline personality disorder?

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Get evaluated: See your mental health provider to get evaluated. A series of questions and behavior observations and if needed a psychological evaluation will help them make the diagnosis.

Question 2

what exactly borderline personality disorder?

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Borderline: Intense unstable interpersonal relationship characterized by idealization, splitting, rapid mood shifts, pan anxiety, repeated self harm, distorted self image, low esteem, brief psychotic episodes.

Question 3

what is borderline personality disorder like?

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Borderline PD: Borderline pd is very, very insecure about self -- and is frantically trying to hold on to the other person.  Very fearful of abandonment & being alone.  Also very impulsive, with frequent intense & inappropriate anger when disappointed.  Prone to both overvaluing and repudiating others quickly. Has repeated crises, and acts of self-injury like arm & wrist-cutting.  Feeling empty & bored, often.

Question 4

please describe borderline personality disorder.

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Borderline PD: Borderline pd is very, very insecure about self -- and is frantically trying to hold on to the other person.  Very fearful of abandonment ; being alone.  Also very impulsive, with frequent intense ; inappropriate anger when disappointed.  Prone to both overvaluing and repudiating others quickly. Has repeated crises, and acts of self-injury like arm ; wrist-cutting.  Feeling empty ; bored, often.

Question 5

how to cope with borderline personality disorder?

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BPD: If in fact you have this difficulty you will need an experienced mental health professional who can see you once or twice weekly for intensive psychotherapy. Best.

Question 6

should borderline personality disorder be renamed?

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NO: Not really, it is descriptive of states of minds . Behaviors, personality traits that borders and overlaps several illness.

Question 7

how can you treat borderline personality disorder?

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Not Your Job: You are not a professional therapist and have no business trying to be one.  Get professional help or leave this person forever.  To keep in a relationship that you are trying to establish would be destructive to you and your future.

Question 8

i think i may have borderline personality disorder.?

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Are you in therapy?: If you are talk with them about your concerns. If not, you may want to try to get help. A psychologist can help you learn coping skills to reduce the impact of borderline personality disorder. Make sure it is one of their specialties. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Question 9

help please, what is borderline personality disorder?

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Unstable/impulsive: A person with this disorder will also often exhibit impulsive behaviors &amp;have the following symptoms:
Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment. Feelings aloness.
A pattern of unstable &amp; intense interpersonal relationships which  alternate between extremes of idealization   &amp; devaluation. Identity disturbance,     significant &amp; persistent unstable self-image, suicidal gestures/threats.

Question 10

how to tell if i have borderline personality disorder?

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Consult psychiatrist: This can be a complex diagnosis, and i would not try to label myself or allow untrained others to label me this way.  Instead, please consult with a mental health professional such as a psychiatrist or psychologist.  Please understand that it may take more than one session for an evaluation of this nature.  The doctor may need to review previous records, get psychological testing, etc.

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