Here are some questions to ask if you think that a relative or friend has borderline personality disorder:
- Identity disturbance—Do you have a sense of where you are going in life?
- Disordered mood—Do you have a lot of mood changes in a day or week?
- Emptiness—Do you feel empty inside as if nothing is there?
- Suicide—Have you ever thought of suicide or attempted suicide?
- Paranoia—Do you feel strangers look at you, criticize or talk about you?
- Fear abandonment—When you start a relationship do you feel you will be dumped?
- Impulsivity—Has reckless behavior caused problems with money, sex, alcohol, eating or resulted in legal problems?
- Rage—Do you lose control when you get mad?
- Relationship problems—Do you have trouble getting along with others?