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Once a diagnosis of BPD has been confirmed, it's recommended that you tell close family, friends and people you trust about the diagnosis. When you find yourself in stressful situations, do you have feelings of paranoia, or do you feel like you're disconnected from the world or from your own body, thoughts and behaviour?.Do you have sudden and intense feelings of anger and aggression, and often find it difficult to control your anger?.Do you have long-term feelings of emptiness and loneliness?.Do you have severe mood swings, such as feeling intensely depressed, anxious or irritable, which last from a few hours to a few days?.Have you made repeated suicide threats or attempts in your past and engaged in self-harming?.Do you engage in impulsive activities in 2 areas that are potentially damaging, such as unsafe sex, drug misuse or reckless spending (but not including self-harming or suicidal behaviour)?.Do you ever feel you do not have a strong sense of your own self and are unclear about your self-image?.Do you have a pattern of intense and unstable relationships with other people that switch between thinking you love that person and they're wonderful to hating that person and thinking they're terrible?.Do you have an intense fear of being left alone, which causes you to act in ways that, on reflection, seem out of the ordinary or extreme, such as constantly phoning somebody (but not including self-harming or suicidal behaviour)?.A diagnosis can usually be made if you answer "yes" to 5 or more of the following questions: Internationally recognised criteria are used to diagnose BPD. Your assessment will probably be carried out by a specialist in personality disorders, usually a psychologist or psychiatrist. In other areas, there are complex needs services that may be better placed to help you. However, some teams may focus only on people with psychotic disorders. Community mental health teamĬommunity mental health teams help people with complex mental health conditions such as BPD. You may also find the Mind and Emergence websites useful. Ask if the service you're being referred to has experience of working with personality disorders. If your GP suspects BPD, you'll probably be referred to your local community mental health team for a more in-depth assessment. Your GP will also want to rule out other more common mental health conditions, such as depression, and make sure there's no immediate risk to your health and wellbeing. They may ask about your symptoms and how they're affecting your quality of life. See your GP if you're concerned that you have borderline personality disorder (BPD).