Borderline Personality Disorder: The Diagnostic Criteria and My Experience With Them 

This is my video on what the diagnostic criteria are for Borderline Personality Disorder, and how this disorder has impacted me.
TRIGGERS:
There are a lot, so I’m going to list them off.
Abandonment/acceptance issues
Suicide/self-injury
Anger (primarily fights, abuse, and control)
Emptiness and boredom
Instability
Impulsivity (primarily in money and sex)
Relationships/‘splitting’/favourite people
Reactivity
Breakdowns
Communication
Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Self-identity/image
Values and beliefs
Medication
Drug use
Co-occurring disorders
Hospitalisation
Feeling misunderstood
Self-hate/blame
Self-neglect/hygiene
Dissociation
Reality/responsibility
Paranoia
Existential issues
Family
Cleanliness
Isolation/loneliness
Fire
Swearing
COVID-19 (coronavirus)
Thank you for being on this journey with me! :)
Please, if you have any questions you’d like answered or if you have any comments, please comment below or email me at beckysbattlewithbpd@gmail.com
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RESOURCES AND HELP FOR THOSE STRUGGLING:
24/7 HELP FOR THOSE IN AMERICA:
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
The Trevor Project Lifeline (LGBTQ+)
1-866-488-7386
OR
TrevorText
Text START to 678678
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