Borderline Personality Disorder – in your words

Borderline Personality Disorder – commonly known as BPD – means different things to the people who have it. I did a survey on Twitter, asking people to give me 3 words of what it meant to them.  The plan was to use this information to produce an informative blog post about what I have learnt.  However…

 

The response was incredible.  And although it was an education for me, I feel it best to simply share the responses with you.  BPD, in the words of people who have it, unedited…

 

Each group of 3 words is an individual person, with an individual view.  There are definitely common words in this list, and shared experiences, as well as opposite opinions – all of which are valid. Please feel free to contact me with your views and thoughts, or your own words on the subject, via social media.

Borderline Personality Disorder – in your words…

 

Emptiness

Rage

Pain

 

 

Anger

Uncertainty

Drastic

 

Fear

Intense

Anger

 

Misunderstood

Anger

Rollercoaster

 

Confusion

Change

Brokenness

 

Destruction

Impulsiveness

Rage

 

Instability

Intensity

Fear

 

Anger

Abandonment

Ruin

 

Emptiness

Intensity

Trauma

 

Abandonment

Impulsive

Overwhelmed

 

Neglect

Stigma

Lost

 

Impulse

Unstable

Intense

 

Dissociation

Trauma

Misunderstood

 

Pain

Confusion

Fear

 

Split

Impulse

Indulgence

 

Abuse

Stigma

Prejudice

 

Splitting

Intense

Rage

 

Stigma

Brokenness

Rejection

 

Loneliness

Rage

Shame

 

Broken Brain

Memory Lapse

Reckless Behavior

 

Confusion

Intensity

Pain

 

Spiral

Raw

Stigma

 

Splitting

Rage

People Hate

 

Uncontrollable

Emotional

Impulsive

 

Loneliness

Fear

Unstable

 

Spiral

Raw

Stigma

 

Black and white

Rollercoaster

Intense

 

Feelings

Transitions

Growth

 

Rage

Uncertainty

Sabotaging

 

Uncontrollable

Destructive

Impulse

 

Impulsivity

Irrationality

Chaos

 

Fear

Pain

Uncertainty

 

Intense

Feelings

Loneliness

 

Emptiness

Polarised

Dissociation

 

Bit

Like

Bipolar

 

Empty

Intense

Lonely

 

Destructive

Lonely

Intense

 

Childish

Drugs

Unstable

 

Hollowness

Loss

Invisibility

 

Volatile

Self-destructive

Extremes

 

Lonely

Isolating

Excruciating

 

All or Nothing

Rollercoaster

Darkness

 

Stigmatised

Judged

Not person centred

 

Intense

Un-trusting

Trauma

 

Brain fog

Dissociation

Impulsive behavior

 

Healing

Emptiness

Stress

 

Chaos

Desolation

Torment

 

A big thank you to all involved.

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