What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
Borderline personality disorder is a mental health disorder that impacts the way a person thinks and feels about oneself and others. The problems that the individual faces include:
- self-image issues
- difficulty managing emotions and behavior,
- a pattern of unstable relationships.
Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder
Many persons with borderline personality disorder report having an intense fear of abandonment or instability, and having difficulty tolerating being alone.
Yet inappropriate anger, impulsiveness, and frequent mood swings may push others away, even though the individual wants to have loving and lasting relationships.
How does Borderline Personality Disorder progress?
Borderline personality disorder usually begins by early adulthood. The condition seems to be worse in young adulthood and may gradually get better with age.
When Should You Stay in a Mental Health Facility?
Common reasons for staying in a mental health facility would fall into the three main categories:
- When they have self-harm issues or become suicidal.
- When they have psychotic episodes that causes them to lose touch with reality, hear voices that are not there, or see things that are not there. The psychotic episodes are typically brief in individuals with borderline personality disorder.
- When the individual becomes severely depressed.
If you or your loved one is diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, read this guide on factors to consider when seeing a psychiatrist in Singapore.
