Life can be complicated and complex, chaotic and overwhelming. Sometimes our emotions can get the better of us, controlling us, or pushing us to the limits. Often the relationships we try to maintain can become confusing, while our own identity might occasionally get misplaced or blurred beyond recognition.
If any of this sounds familiar to you and is more than just a passing feeling, you may be struggling with borderline personality disorder (BPD). BPD is a complex mental health condition characterized by difficulties with emotion and self-image, unstable personal relationships, and impulsive behaviors.
While these symptoms can seem insurmountable, there is hope. With the appropriate treatments, you can improve and find sustainable relief and lifelong health. That’s why Clearview developed our Women’s Treatment Center, that’s become one of the leading BPD treatment programs in the country.
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What Does BPD Look Like?
- Difficulty regulating emotions
- Extreme anger, anxiety, and depression
- Engaging in compulsive, and often dangerous, behaviors, including substance abuse, binge eating, and self-harmful behaviors
- Paranoia or dissociation
- Tumultuous relationships
- Frantic attempts to avoid abandonment, both real and imagined
Treating Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Research shows that residential treatment can help individuals with BPD experience a dramatic decrease in the severity of their anxiety, depression, and suicide attempts. BPD residential treatment programs can also help clients improve their interpersonal relationships and have a better handle on their emotions.
Clearview offers multiple levels of care for treating BPD, including our Women’s Treatment Center and our Outpatient Treatment Center, to give each client the best chance for a successful recovery. Our compassionate staff helps our clients gain the tools necessary to sustain their long-term health and thrive.
Borderline Personality Disorder FAQs
The most important thing to remember if you are suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder is that it is not your fault. Research from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) suggests the exact causes of BPD remain unknown, though both environmental and biological factors are thought to play a role. No specific gene has been shown to directly cause BPD, but various genes have been identified as playing a role in its development. The brain’s functioning, seen in MRI testing, is often different in people with BPD, suggesting a neurological basis for the disorder.
Self-injurious behavior on its own does not lead to suicide. However, people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder may engage in a variety of life-threatening behaviors. These include burning and cutting as a way to help express or regulate emotions, or as a form of self-punishment. If you or someone you know is causing self-inflicted harm, please seek help as soon as possible before they turn fatal.
The American Journal of Psychiatry reports that while Borderline Personality Disorder is a serious mental illness, it is by no means a life sentence. Research has shown that the prognosis for BPD has improved over the past decade. With proper treatment, almost half of those diagnosed with BPD will not meet the criteria for diagnosis just two years later. Ten years later, 88 percent of people who were once diagnosed with BPD no longer meet criteria for a diagnosis. With the right kind of BPD treatment, your symptoms can improve, too.