Borderline Personality Disorder - Signs and Symptoms

Signs and Symptoms

The primary features of BPD are unstable interpersonal relationships, affective distress, marked impulsivity, and unstable self-image.

Individuals with BPD tend to experience frequent, strong and long-lasting states of aversive tension, often triggered by perceived rejection, being alone or perceived failure. They may show lability (changeability) between anger and anxiety or between depression and anxiety and temperamental sensitivity to emotive stimuli.

The negative emotional states specific to BPD fall into four categories: destructive or self-destructive feelings; extreme feelings in general; feelings of fragmentation or lack of identity; and feelings of victimization.

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