BPD
- noun
- /biː piː diː/
- Specialized
- I'm Priscilla, and I was diagnosed with BPD about two and a half years ago.
- borderline personality disorder BPD
- personality disorder BPD
- disorder BPD
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Watch on YouTubeI just found out last year that I have BPD.
- I just found out last year that I have BPD.
- It took me a while and I had ups and downs but now I'm fully in a place where I don't really feel like BPD affects me day-to-day at all.
Examples
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I'm what you could call a 'textbook' case of BPD; in many ways, I fit BPD to a T.
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I think sitting him down and explaining to him about BPD is beneficial for both of you if you trust him.
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I know how you feel when it comes to trying to explain to someone about BPD.
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I continue to appreciate the Healing from BPD community both on Facebook and Twitter.
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One of the diagnostic criteria for BPD is "inappropriate displays of anger."
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In my constituency, we have the highest rates of borderline personality disorders in the country, yet have the fewest BPD specialists in the country.
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Yet these same behaviors, albeit from a distinct psychiatric and pathological perspective, are all highly implicated in BPD.
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BPD is a mixture of psychotic, neurotic, and characterological disturbances combined with healthy personality aspects.
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It took me a while and I had ups and downs but now I'm fully in a place where I don't really feel like BPD affects me day-to-day at all.
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Many people with BPD struggle with intense emotional swings that can impact their relationships.
Synonyms
A long-lasting pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaving that causes problems in life
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word BPD stands for borderline personality disorder, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of 'borderline' as being on the 'edge' and 'personality' as 'who you are', which explains why the condition affects emotions and relationships.