People with BPD have the tendency for self harm. They are emotionally unstable and this instability is very frequent. They have the black and white thinking. There is no scope for grey in them. They can be either the most well-behaved or civilised people and can be the most dangerous in not time. They have fears and are insecure about their relationships. They make close attachments that are very intense and unstable.
Traits include
Emotional instability
Poor self image /self-esteem
Impulsive decisions
Inability to deal with stress
Inability to control anger
Intense and unstable relationships
Fear of rejection and abandonment
Self harm (drug over dose, self cutting, burning)
Thanks for the info on this often debilitating mental health condition.
It's important for those going through BPD that they not lose hope of being helped.
Trials involving CBT have shown an improvement in suicidal and self-harm events, as well as dysfunctional thinking.
The CBT was used in conjunction with the usual treatment and both combined showed a greater ability to help then did the usual treatment by itself.
The gains though were modest and did not lead to anything like a final cure or remedy for BPD, but every little helps.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1852259/