Borderline personality disorder involves intense emotions and unstable relationships. Structured therapy such as DBT leads to significant improvement.
With consistent treatment, emotional regulation improves, relationships become more stable, and impulsive behaviour reduces over time.
What is BPD?
Borderline personality disorder involves difficulty regulating emotion, an unstable sense of self, intense and changeable relationships, fear of abandonment, impulsive behaviour, and at times self-harm. Emotions are felt strongly and take longer to settle.
When to seek help for borderline personality disorder
Recognising the signs and knowing when support can help
If you experience intense mood swings, difficulty maintaining relationships, impulsive behaviour, or urges to harm yourself, structured assessment and therapy can help. Seek urgent care for thoughts of self-harm.
Features we assess and treat
Emotional Instability
Rapid, intense shifts in mood in response to events, with emotions that feel overwhelming and slow to settle.
Fear of Abandonment
Intense distress at real or perceived rejection, leading to urgent attempts to avoid being left alone.
Unstable Relationships
Relationships that shift quickly between closeness and conflict, often intense and difficult to sustain.
Impulsive Behaviour
Acting without forethought in areas such as spending, substance use, driving, or eating, often followed by regret.
Self-Harm and Suicidal Thoughts
Urges to harm oneself as a way of managing overwhelming emotion. These require prompt assessment and support.
Identity Difficulties
An unstable sense of who one is, with shifting goals, values, and self-image, causing uncertainty about direction in life.
