Life With Borderline Personality Disorder Summary

The article I have chosen to write about is “Life with Borderline Personality Disorder” by Alaska Young. Ms. Young shares the experience she has with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Alaska said that she has live with this disorder since a very young age. Ms. Young says “When I was in middle school, I became depressed, in addition to the anxiety I had been feeling since I was a very small child.” This disorder only grows stronger as she grows older. Ms. Young says that when she had friends that moved away or even got into fights with and did not speak to again she felt abandoned and fell into a great depression. Alaska said she ended up hurting herself so badly that they had to be sent to a mental institution. Ms. Young says “If I had known about BPD back then, I could have made the connection that these experiences were symptoms of my personality disorder and that they were not my fault.” Ms. Young also says that his disorder is sometimes confused, overlooked, sometimes ignored, and even called fake. Ms. Young says “Symptoms include but are not limited to: depression and anxiety; an extreme fear of abandonment; black and white thinking; reckless, impulsive behavior; uncontrollable rage at situations that do not call for it;; and suicidal ideation.” This disorder is diagnosed in 3 million people in the United States each year. It can most commonly come from abuse, but all the time. We just have to
I do think it is adequately covered in the textbook, but I do also now that there is more to learn about this disorder. The article “Life with Borderline Personality Disorder” by Alaska Young is mostly talking about her experience with BPD and she does give information on the disorder but the textbook gives a lot more information on the disorder. At this time I believe the textbook does compliment the article but it also gives a lot more details of this