Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health illness that is characterized by highly unstable emotions, thoughts, and self-identity. People who are suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder experience a rollercoaster of emotions and thoughts consistently. This results in a lack of control over their emotional outbursts, reckless behaviors, and unstable relationships.

Those with Borderline Personality Disorder also tend to be extremely sensitive about little things. Once they start reacting to a situation, they can have difficulty calming down from their intense emotions of anger and some may tend to become violent.

Borderline Personality Disorder begins in early adulthood and is only diagnosed in adults. Even though young children and teenagers may sometimes show signs of this disorder, most of them are exhibiting only signs of emotional immaturity and their behaviors change as they mature. Continue reading →

People suffering from Generalized Anxiety Disorder experience a sense of worry and fear about almost everything. They may anticipate tragic events happening, and find it difficult not to worry about their health, money, family, or anything in their life. These worries are usually just unnecessary worrying, and to most people, they are seen as being exaggerated or imagined.

For GAD sufferers, their everyday existence is filled with fear, both of the known and the unknown. Ultimately, their apprehensions control their way of thinking. This later affects their daily functioning at work, disturbs their academic performance, restricts their social activities, and adversely influences their relationships.

Although these are all common sources of worry, if someone is in a state of endless fear or worry over them, then it may be possible that they are suffering from Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Continue reading →