Do I have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)?
Do you identify with the following statements?
- I often feel “empty.”
- My emotions shift very quickly, and I often experience extreme sadness, anger, and anxiety.
- I’m constantly afraid that the people I care about will abandon me or leave me.
- I would describe most of my romantic relationships as intense, but unstable.
- The way I feel about the people in my life can dramatically change from one moment to the next—and I don’t always understand why.
- I often do things that I know are dangerous or unhealthy, such as driving recklessly, having unsafe sex, binge drinking, using drugs, or going on spending sprees.
- I’ve attempted to hurt myself, engaged in self-harm behaviors such as cutting, or threatened suicide.
- When I’m feeling insecure in a relationship, I tend to lash out or make impulsive gestures to keep the other person close
The good news is BPD is treatable, but getting the right help is important. The intensity of your feelings coupled with obsessive ruminations can impede your access to clarity and calm. Imagine driving in a foreign country with no language or map to navigate you. My approach is to help you visualize a road map of your internal world. By helping you develop skills to identify and contain your feelings and organize your thoughts, you can decrease your anxiety significantly in order to make better choices for yourself.