Mind Matters

What is Borderline Personality Disorder(BPD)? Borderline personality disorder (BPD), is a mental health condition that severely impacts a person's ability to control their emotions.  If you have borderline personality disorder (BPD), you probably get overwhelmed by your feelings not just because of unstable emotions or relationships, you also develop a fluctuating sense of self. You're uncertain about your goals, interests, likes and dislikes, everything just seems unclear. This intense struggle of regulating emotions can lead to frequent mood swings and impulsivity. Little things tend to trigger intense reactions and once upset, you have trouble calming down. When you're in distress of overwhelming emotions, you tend to act out, unable to think straight and might say hurtful things that make you feel guilty afterwards. One of the defining characteristics of BPD is that people with the condition may engage in something called "splitting." This is when they see oth...

Autism itself is called "autistic disorder" or "infantile autism". The main features of autism are difficulties with social interaction and communication, as well as restricted or repetitive behaviors like lining up objects or hand flapping.  The different types of autism were originally developed for the purpose of diagnosis and research. In the past, there were many different diagnostic labels for people with autism-like symptoms, and it could be difficult to compare research studies. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) eventually grouped all the autism-like conditions into one category called "pervasive developmental disorder," which was later changed to "autism spectrum disorder." The original diagnostic labels were developed in the 20th century, starting with "infantile autism" in the 1940s. In the 1980s, the DSM-III grouped autism and a number of other conditions under the category of "pervasive de...