Personality Borderline Personality Disorder

There are a few differences between personality disorders and mental disorders. Personality disorders are a group of mental illnesses that consist of “long-term patterns of thoughts and behaviors that are unhealthy and inflexible”. (https://medlineplus.gov/personalitydisorders.html) People with this disorder have a series of behaviors that cause them to have severe problems with personal relationships as well as those relationships at work. People with these disorders have a harder time being able to deal with the everyday stressors of life. They also have problems with how they think and interpret certain situation. For the most part they don’t have good or solid relationships with others. It was interesting to learn that people with personality

These experiences often result in impulsive actions and unstable relationships. A person with BPD may experience intense episodes of anger, depression, and anxiety that may last from only a few hours to days”. (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml) I read that studies show that people with Borderline Personality Disorder have “structural and functional changes in the brain, especially in the areas that control impulses and emotional regulation”. (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml) People who suffer from BPD tend to have unstable moods which could last from anywhere from a few hours to even days. People with BPD also go through periods where they try to avoid real or imagined abandonment. People with this disorder are often impulsive and exhibit dangerous behaviors. These behaviors consist of going on shopping sprees having unsafe sex with people the use of various drugs and even as dangerous as reckless driving. People with BPD also have dangerous suicidal behaviors, and may also exhibit self-harming