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BPD

BPD

3 8.0
A mental health condition causing strong mood changes and unstable relationships
  • noun
  • /biː piː diː/
  • Specialized
: trastorno límite de la personalidad
  • 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

I just found out last year that I have BPD.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Many people with BPD struggle with intense emotional swings that can impact their relationships.

Synonyms

personality disorder
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  • Specialized
39 5.8

A long-lasting pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaving that causes problems in life

refers to one specific condition causing unstable moods, behavior, and relationships

Surface Forms

BPD singular
BPDs plural

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.