Hamish's Thing of the Day · Jan 7, 2026
Thing of the Day #101: Borderline Personality Disorder
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Dear Thing of the Day, Why is it called Borderline Personality Disorder? What is it on the border of? Yours, Zoe Wilde Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a condition characterized by: Emotional outbursts Fear of abandonment Dissociation Unstable relationships Self-harm The name seems to suggest that the condition straddles the border of being a disorder and not being a disorder. But…
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