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I thought I’d do a post after seeing a post on Facebook about a kind hearted young girl taking her own life because of borderline personality disorder caused by abuse.

I just want to point out the effects of borderline personality disorder and how it may impact on caregivers:

• BPD are loving individuals
• They are not dangerous
• They are warm and caring
• They isolate themselves when they feel too overwhelmed, they become angry when they are afraid
• They experience extreme mood swings when faced with interpersonal trauma and/or distress
• They think with their heart
• Its one of the most commonly recognised personality disorders
• During a crisis the sufferer loses control – as a result this can lead to suicide or intense emotional reactions to triggers that relate to the sufferers interpersonal traumas.
• They have problems interacting with others and dissociate to mask their inner pain
• They feel lost and abandoned the majority of the time
• If intensely bullied/abused may experience delusions and hallucinations
• Is often confused with Histrionic Personality Disorder, dissociative identity disorder, bipolar disorder, ptsd and narcissistic personality disorder.
• It’s not a label, it’s neurological and affects the areas of the brain responsible for controlling mood
• Creativity, drama therapy and music therapy helps with restoring the individual to a normal level of functioning
• Can affect relationships and are at risk of further abuse
• Are often criticised by the healthcare professions who don’t understand during a crisis the illness can take over the mind of even the most high functioning borderline
• This needs to be removed from the personality disorders category because it’s the only personality disorder to have the highest suicide rates and personality disorders start before the age of four -bpd is the result of abuse.