BPD, also known as Borderline Personality Disorder, is a mental health disorder that severely affects a person's ability to control their emotions. This loss of emotional control can increase impulsivity, affect how a person feels about themselves and negatively impact their relationships with others.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
People with borderline personality may experience intense mood swings and feel uncertain about how they see themselves. Their feelings for others may change rapidly from intense closeness to extreme dislike.
Intense fear of abandonment, separation or rejection, they may even go to extreme measures to avoid separation or rejection, real or imaginary, such as threats or suicidal behavior or self-harm.
Pattern of unstable intense relationships, such as idealizing a person for a moment and then believing that person to be uninterested or unkind.
Impulsive and risky behavior, such as gambling, reckless driving, unsafe sex, spending sprees, binge eating or drug abuse, and sabotaging success by suddenly quitting a good job or ending a positive relationship.
A distorted and unstable self-image or feeling.
Major mood swings that can last from a few hours to a few days and that may include intense feelings of happiness, irritability, embarrassment, or anxiety.os de humor que pueden durar desde algunas horas hasta algunos días, que pueden incluir felicidad intensa, irritabilidad, vergüenza o ansiedad.
IMPORTANT
Not all individuals with borderline personality disorder will experience every symptom. The severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms may vary from person to person.
Individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder exhibit a substantially higher incidence of self-harm and suicidal tendencies compared to the general population.
CAUSES
The causes of borderline personality disorder are not fully understood, similar to other mental disorders. However, it may be associated with the following:
People who have a close relative with borderline personality disorder may be more likely to develop the condition due to shared genetic factors.
Research has shown changes in certain areas of the brain related to emotion regulation, impulsivity, and aggression. Additionally, some brain chemicals that help regulate mood, such as serotonin, may not function properly.
Environmental, cultural, and social factors can contribute to the development of this disorder.
Many individuals with borderline personality disorder report experiencing traumatic life events during childhood, such as abuse, neglect, or hardship. Additionally, they may have experienced unstable and disabling relationships or conflicts.
TREATMENT FOR BPD
Psychotherapy: The main treatment for people with borderline personality disorder.
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT): teaches skills to help people manage intense emotions, reduce self-destructive behaviors, and improve relationships.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): helps people reduce mood swings and anxiety symptoms and may reduce the amount of self-injurious or suicidal behaviors.
Medication: A psychiatrist may recommend medications to treat specific symptoms or co-occurring mental disorders, such as mood swings or depression.
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