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One Week - One Mental Illness

-Week 4-

Borderline personality disorder

(Base on mayoclinic)

Overview

Borderline personality disorder is a mental health condition that affects the way people feel about themselves and others, making it hard to function in everyday life. It includes a pattern of unstable, intense relationships, as well as impulsiveness and an unhealthy way of seeing themselves. Impulsiveness involves having extreme emotions and acting or doing things without thinking about them first.

People with borderline personality disorder have a strong fear of abandonment or being left alone. Even though they want to have loving and lasting relationships, the fear of being abandoned often leads to mood swings and anger. It also leads to impulsiveness and self-injury that may push others away.

Symptoms

Borderline personality disorder affects how you feel about yourself, relate to others and behave.

Symptoms may include:

• A strong fear of abandonment. This includes going to extreme measures so you're not separated or rejected, even if these fears are made up.

• A pattern of unstable, intense relationships, such as believing someone is perfect one moment and then suddenly believing the person doesn't care enough or is cruel.

• Quick changes in how you see yourself. This includes shifting goals and values, as well as seeing yourself as bad or as if you don't exist.

• Periods of stress-related paranoia and loss of contact with reality. These periods can last from a few minutes to a few hours.

• Impulsive and risky behavior, such as gambling, dangerous driving, unsafe , spending sprees, binge eating, drug misuse, or sabotaging success by suddenly quitting a good job or ending a positive relationship.

• Threats of or self-injury, often in response to fears of separation or rejection.

• Wide mood swings that last from a few hours to a few days. These mood swings can include periods of being very happy, irritable or anxious, or feeling shame.

• Ongoing feelings of emptiness.

• Inappropriate, strong anger, such as losing your temper often, being sarcastic or bitter, or physically fighting.

  When to see a doctor

  If you're aware that you have any of the symptoms above, talk to your doctor or other regular healthcare professional or see a mental health professional.

  If you have thoughts about

  If you have fantasies or mental images about hurting yourself, or you have thoughts about , get help right away by taking one of these actions:

  • Call 911 or your local emergency number right away.

  • Contact a hotline. In the U.S., call or text 988 to reach the 988 & Crisis Lifeline, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Or use the Lifeline Chat. Services are free and confidential.

  • U.S. veterans or service members who are in crisis can call 988 and then press "1" for the Veterans Crisis Line. Or text 838255. Or chat online.

  • The & Crisis Lifeline in the U.S. has a Spanish language phone line at 1-888-628-9454 (toll-free).

  • Call your mental health professional, doctor or another member of your healthcare team.

  • Reach out to a loved one, close friend, trusted peer or co-worker.

  • Contact someone from your faith community.

Character Quick Summarization

Name: Rowan Elias

Age: 24

Species: Feline Anthro

Like/Love: Deep, Late-Night Conversations, Loves, You :)

Hate: Being Ignored, Liars, Small Talk, Being Abandoned

Story: Find out yourself~

Artist: @MawfulMe (x)