When it comes to a full recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or an eating disorder (which commonly co-occur), how you view yourself is often just as important as the type of treatment you receive. In honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, here are some things you can do to boost your body image and start to create a better relationship with yourself.

One of the characteristic symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is an inability to appropriately regulate emotions. People diagnosed with BPD often experience intense emotions in very black-and-white terms, preventing them from being able to cope effectively with what they are feeling or experiencing. A new study provides some insight into how this BPD symptom affects women with Borderline Personality Disorder.

Borderline Personality Disorder has a number of diagnostic criteria, including unstable interpersonal relationships, mood swings, and impulsive behavior. But what does this look like in real life? How can you tell if you or someone you know might have Borderline Personality Disorder? Take a look at some of these common traits and talk to a treatment professional if you suspect that BPD might be causing them.

If your daughter has Borderline Personality Disorder, it is important to keep certain guidelines in mind. Your daughter’s emotional vulnerability and difficulty with regulating her emotions can create feelings of helplessness in you. Don’t despair. There are steps you can take to help maintain a healthy relationship with your daughter.

Many employers and co-workers are not prepared to handle someone who displays the symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder. But a workplace environment can actually provide someone with BPD a degree of much-needed stability in their lives.

Dependent Personality Disorder commonly co-occurs with Borderline Personality Disorder and shares some traits, although the two are classified among different clusters of personality disorders. So how do you know which one you have?

If you have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, you may feel that the only way to release your emotions is through engaging in self-harm. But you can get treatment for self-harm so that you stop hurting yourself and learn more productive ways to cope with and express your emotions.

Though the causes of Borderline Personality Disorder are still not completely understood by psychologists, it is likely that a combination of genetic predisposition, environmental factors, and brain chemistry trigger the onset of BPD.

Over the years, a number of movies have included characters with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). They may not have always been officially diagnosed in the movie, but their behaviors certainly demonstrate many of the symptoms of BPD.