If someone you work with displays the following behaviors, it could indicate that they have Borderline Personality Disorder.

The co-occurring diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Bipolar Disorder is not unusual, since many of the symptoms for both disorders present in similar ways.

You may be wondering if your Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) symptoms will always feel as intense as they do now. Studies have shown that, as people suffering with BPD age, it is likely that some of their symptoms will become less acute.

Summer is a time of year when we take vacations, attend BBQs, and hit the beach – which can all feel isolating when you’re feeling depressed and others appear carefree. Exercise in the fresh air and summer sun can be just the prescription for lifting your spirits and making you feel like yourself again.

If you have been raised by a father with Borderline Personality Disorder, you have undoubtedly suffered the consequences of his destructive behavior. It may benefit you greatly to increase your ability to recognize and define BPD behaviors in him so that you can affect changes in yourself and your communication that help you overcome some of the damage in your relationship.

Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) can often be confusing to differentiate for those who aren’t experts. Both BPD and Bipolar Disorder can cause marked mood changes and impulsive behavior, cause upheaval and strife in interpersonal relationships and both can be difficult to treat.

Having Borderline Personality Disorder does not mean that you must resign yourself to a life of broken relationships, emotional instability, and fear of abandonment. Here are just a few ways to cope with a diagnosis of BPD.

Although living with BPD can be extremely painful, isolating, and chaotic, there are many reasons to be encouraged. If you’re reading this at all, it means you’re already being pro-active and educating yourself about BPD and Borderline Personality Disorder therapy.

Although the educational, research-based information I found was invaluable, I was most grateful for all of the personal experiences people had shared online and in books that gave me a sense of profound gratitude in knowing that my family was not alone in our struggle.