What is borderline personality disorder (BPD)?
Learn more about borderline personality disorder (BPD).


Borderline personality disorder (BPD)
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a complex mental health condition that is often misunderstood. It is a condition of the brain and the mind, not a personal choice or fault.
BPD affects thousands of Australians, yet stigma and misconceptions often prevent meaningful conversations.
BPD is characterised by intense emotions, relationship challenges, and a profound fear of abandonment. Whilst we all can experience an array of emotions, people with BPD often experience intense and overwhelming emotion that can be difficult to manage.
These intense emotional experiences can fluctuate rapidly and often. They can leave people feeling uncertain about how they see themselves and how others see them.
People with BPD often express feeling uncertainty about their interests, values and what is meaningful to them. It is common for people with BPD to also experience other mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, bipolar, substance use, eating disorders, and other psychiatric conditions. The severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms depend on the person and their condition.
It is a myth that people with BPD are untreatment. People can and do recover. With early diagnosis, appropriate treatment and support people with BPD can and do have positive outcomes.
Spectrum has specialised in working with people with borderline personality disorder and complex trauma for 25 years. We provide individualised, specialist work to enable people to lead their own meaningful and purposeful lives and continue to support and lead change for people impacted by personality disorder and complex trauma.