6 common problems experienced by people with borderline disorder

These are the most common complications in people with borderline personality disorder.

Borderline personality disorder is one of the personality disorders that is most apparent in personal relationships. Therefore, it is important that those who are part of the environment of these people understand the type of experiences they usually go through.

For that reason, in this article we will review the most common problems that people with borderline disorder usually face, summarized.

What is borderline personality disorder?

Borderline personality disorder, also known as borderline personality disorder, is a mental health disorder that is part of personality disorders. is a mental health disorder that is part of the personality disorders. These are mental disorders that, unlike other psychopathologies, are strongly rooted in the personality dimensions of the individual, so that they affect all areas of his life through the way he manages social relationships, modulates his emotions, sets goals and self-motivation, perceives himself, etc.

In fact, in personality disorders, dysfunctional behavioral patterns are so internalized in the person that they are are so internalized in the person that he or she often denies that he or she has a problem, even though his or her way of thinking and acting is so different from his or her own.even though his or her behavior is causing him or her great discomfort (and often also causes it to people in his or her close circle, such as family and friends). On the other hand, these disturbances are persistent, quite rigid, and are present in practically all situations: in work performance, in life as a couple, in free time with friends... There is no clear type of experiences that "activate" their symptoms; in some way, they are always present.

In the case of borderline personality disorder, this psychopathology is characterized by a tendency to establish unstable and emotionally turbulent personal relationshipsIn the case of borderline personality disorder, this psychopathology is characterized by a tendency to establish unstable and emotionally turbulent personal relationships, patterns of dependence on others, and overly intense emotional reactions to everyday situations. It is present in between 0.2 and 1.7% of the population. Next we will see more details about this disorder.

Common problems experienced by people with borderline disorder.

These are the most common complications.

1. Impulsivity problems

People with borderline disorder often have problems achieving long-term goals because of the following the ease with which they give in to more short-term incentives..

2. Doubts about their identity

The way in which people with borderline disorder experience their identity is very diffuse and changing, and they live their self-perception in an emotionally turbulent way. This gives rise to numerous self-esteem crises and erratic behaviors that break the schemes of the people in their close circle and at the same time do not contribute much to them (they do not occur so much for the purpose of experimenting, but rather because of the lack of references and the feeling of being lost in life).

3. Fear of abandonment

Borderline disorder is also characterized by a predisposition to fear of abandonment by friends and partners.. This is why these people may engage in behaviors such as "testing" the love or loyalty of someone special to them, becoming very frustrated if they do not do what they are supposed to do to show interest in the relationship. In addition, these tasks or actions they are supposed to perform are usually relatively arbitrary and not very meaningful to reflect the quality of that emotional bond, they only make sense to the person with borderline disorder.

4. Self-destructive tendencies

Unfortunately, in people with borderline personality disorder it is particularly common for self-injurious behaviors to occur such as cutting their arms and legs. It is a dysfunctional strategy to stop thinking about what makes them feel bad.

5. Suicidal ideation

While self-injury is not usually intended to result in death, it is also common for those who have developed BPD to experience suicidal thoughts. These can range from fantasizing about taking one's own life to mental rehearsals about a plan that the person hopes to implement to commit suicide. That is why, among other things, it is important for this population group to have easy access to mental health professionals and to go to therapy and go to therapy at times when they are having a particularly bad time.

6. Problems concentrating

Another characteristic of BPD is the difficulty in concentrating (which is also related to impulsivity) and the tendency to dissociate. tendency to dissociate (directing attention to elements or thoughts that are not part of their environment or the present). Normally, dissociation is a phenomenon linked to psychological trauma.

• Related article, "What is trauma and how does it influence our lives?"

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