BPD or Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms

Holiday time is supposed to be joyous, at least that's what the media wants us to believe, and for many, if not most, it is. One of the things about the holidays is friends and families gather to celebrate, or just to spend time together. Well, not all families have a good time when they get together, and some fight without even knowing what the trigger was that set someone off. Borderline Personality Disorder can't be seen, and the manifestation of symptoms can be very unpredictable. But what is Borderline Personality Disorder, also know as BPD?

What happens when one of your family, or friends has unpredictable behavior? Maybe they are really friendly sometimes, but at other times they argue with everyone. Othercat wrote a very powerful article explaining the various symptoms and behaviors associated with BPD.

This article, Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms Explained is a raw look into the life of someone that has this disorder. Often people will see some of the symptoms like when they are in a manic state, or when they are in any of the others like the angry one, without any real understanding.

I had a friend that had BPD but I didn't really understand the symptoms or the mood swings. I just knew that a talented friend some days was full of energy and fun to talk to, and other days would fly into a rage for no apparent reason. The yelling and destructive behaviors were hard to handle, and it got to the point that I would walk on egg shells during the angry period. It wasn't until years later that I knew about BPD.

Othercat has done a fantastic job with her article explaining the symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder by not only giving the symptoms but has also shared her own experiences. Like I said it is a raw, powerful article, and she just asks one thing of anyone reading, "please don't judge me!"





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