Guide To The Major Types Of Personality Disorders

Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline personality disorder is a personality disorder that occurs when an individual has extreme difficulties regulating their emotions. Patients with this condition experience heightened and intense emotions, and these emotions may last for longer than with a neurotypical individual. After an event causes an emotional trigger, it is difficult for an individual with borderline personality disorder to go back to their baseline. The difficulty with emotional regulation is often accompanied by poor impulse control, a lack of self-confidence, intense emotional responses to stress, and turbulent relationships. Borderline personality disorder patients are also at a higher risk of turning to self-harming behaviors to try to help with self-regulation. Nearly three out of every four individuals who have borderline personality disorder are women. However, some research indicates men may develop this disorder with the same frequency as women and be misdiagnosed with depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. Patients with borderline personality disorder often have mood swings and may feel unstable and insecure. They may lash out in relationships or engage in efforts to avoid imaginary abandonment by family members and friends.

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