In this video, I share 10 signs to help you detect whether your partner may be struggling with borderline personality disorder (or has high traits and tendencies of BPD). However, please do not try to diagnose your partner as this is an incredibly complex disorder with significant symptom overlap and cooccurring mental disorders. Instead, focus on behaviour and 1. whether your partner admits and takes responsibility for their feelings/behaviour; 2. Is taking appropriate measures to deal with their personality disorder; 3. Whether or not you are willing and able to deal with the intensity of this mental illness.

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The criteria for BPD according to the DSM include at least 5 of the following 9 criteria: 1. frantic efforts to avoid abandonment or rejection, 2. unstable interpersonal relationships; 3. identity disturbance; 4. impulsivity; 5. suicidal or selfharming behaviour,; 6. emotional dysregulation; 7. chronic feelings of emptiness; 8. intense anger/difficulty controlling anger,; and paranoia or dissociation.

If you have fantasies about harming yourself or have other suicidal thoughts, get help right away by taking one of these actions:

Call 911 or your local emergency number immediately.
Call a suicide hotline number. In the U.S., call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1800273TALK (18002738255) In Canada: 1.833.456.4566
Call your mental health provider, doctor or other health care provider.
Reach out to a loved one, trusted friend

About Me
Hi! I'm Lise Leblanc. I am a therapist, life coach, and author of 9 selfhealing guides. I have over 20 years of experience in therapeutic, educational, and leadership roles.

For information about private consultations, please visit: https://liseleblanc.ca/products/coaching

0:000:45: Introduction
0:452:07: Toxic Behaviors
2:074:01: #1 Idealization
4:014:30: #2 Sex Bombing
4:306:26: #3 Shifting
6:268:29: #4 She will seem vulnerable
8:2911:28: #5 Childlike state
11:2812:59: #6 Difficult to admit fault
12:59 13:20 #7 SelfHarm and Suicide
13:2013:59: #8 Creates loyalty binds
13:3914:32: #9 You are losing yourself
14:3214:47: #10 She is never satisfied
14:4716:29: My best advice

#bpd; #borderlinepersonalitydisorder; #borderline