What People Think BPD Is

What People Think BPD Is –

• Being manipulative
• Being violent/dangerous
• Being emotionally unstable


What BPD Actually Is –

• Fear of abandonment
• Unstable relationships
• Impulsive behaviors
• Suicidal or self-harming behavior
• Unstable self-image or sense of self
• Paranoid idealization, delusions, or severe dissociation
• Instability and mood swings
• Chronic feelings of emptiness
• Inappropriate, intense anger
• Extreme mood swings