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Signs and Symptoms

The 4 Borderline Personality Subtypes

There are 4 subtypes of BPD: the discouraged borderline, the impulsive, the self-destructive, and the petulant.

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Signs and Symptoms

Why do people with BPD self-harm?

Self-harm can occur due to frustration from external events and the overwhelming amount of emotions that people with BPD experience.

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Related Traits

Can you have BPD and be a psychopath?

BPD and psychopathy overlap symptoms and belong to the same cluster of personality disorders, but overall differ greatly from each other.

Can Borderline Personality Disorder Be Cured?

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Treatments, Therapies and Guides

Can Borderline Personality Disorder Be Cured?

While a cure for Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD) still has to be found, the disorder is treatable.

21 Thinking Errors And How To Change Them

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21 Thinking Errors And How To Change Them

The term "thinking errors" refers to self-defeating thinking patterns. The majority of people who have thinking errors are unaware of it.

Why Is It Called Borderline Personality Disorder?

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Miscellaneous

Why Is It Called Borderline Personality Disorder?

The term Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD) was named “borderline schizophrenia” by Adolph stern in 1938.

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How Does BPD Affect School Performance

Students with a Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD) may struggle to pursue education due to the associated BPD symptoms.

Mate Guarding Behavior In Someone With BPD

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Relationships

Mate Guarding Behavior In Someone With BPD

It's not uncommon for someone with BPD to act out mate guarding due to their internalized problems like fear of abandonment.

Emotion Regulation Therapy For People With Borderline

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Treatments, Therapies and Guides

Emotion Regulation Therapy For People With Borderline

The goal of Emotion Regulation Therapy is to learn how to deal with emotional episodes that someone with borderline may experience.

What Happens when you End a Relationship with Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder?

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Relationships

What Happens when you End a Relationship with Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder?

For someone with BPD, the end of a relationship can be emotionally devastating since their fear of being abandoned has come to reality.

Can Someone With Borderline Have Friends?

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Relationships

Can Someone With Borderline Have Friends?

Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) often has trouble maintaining friendships.

Dating When You Have Borderline Personality Disorder

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Relationships

Dating When You Have Borderline Personality Disorder

For people with BPD, dating can be unbearable due to idealization, fear of abandonment, low self-esteem, and difficulty regulating emotions.

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Do People With Borderline Have Empathy?

There is a misunderstanding that someone with BPD has no Empathy.

3 Reasons Why Someone With Borderline Gives You The Silent Treatment

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3 Reasons Why Someone With Borderline Gives You The Silent Treatment

Manipulation, not regulating emotions, and fear of abandonment are the most common causes for someone with BPD to give the silent treatment.

What Does Dissociation Feel Like In BPD?

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Signs and Symptoms

What Does Dissociation Feel Like In BPD?

The brain of someone with BPD uses dissociation to deal with trauma. It protects a person by forcing them to retreat inside.

Hospitalization of a Person Suffering from BPD

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Hospitalization of a Person Suffering from BPD

My experience in a mental hospital is an article based on a true story that shows what life is like in a mental hospital.

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Causes and Risk Factors

Is BPD always Caused By Trauma?

Someone can have Borderline Personality Disorder without experiencing childhood trauma.

What is a Good Job for someone with Borderline Personality Disorder?

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Treatments, Therapies and Guides

What is a Good Job for someone with Borderline Personality Disorder?

A good job for someone with BPD would be creative, like art and design, or something with a caring role, such as a teacher or nurse.

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