Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness characterized by chronic and frequent instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior. This instability often leads to problems in family and work life, long-term planning, and the individual's sense of self-identity.
If you experience 3 or more of these symptoms, you may benefit from DBT.
- Do your moods change frequently or unexpectedly?
- Do you find yourself getting intensely angry with others very easily?
- Do you have trouble controlling drugs or alcohol?
- Do you cut, burn or otherwise hurt yourself to relieve emotional numbness or pain?
- Are you impulsive in areas that are potentially self-damaging such as overspending, risky sexual behavior or binge eating and other eating disorder behaviors?
- Do you make impulsive or self-defeating decisions?
- Are you afraid that people you care about will reject or abandon you?
- Are you uncertain about who you really are and what you want from life?
- Do you feel empty or bored inside?
- Do you sometimes become so stressed that you feel threatened or paranoid?
- Do you feel that it is very dangerous to deeply trust other people?