Borderline Personality Disorder (also Borderline Syndrome) is a complicated diagnosis that mainly affects women of younger age and usually of higher intellect. Clients with borderline personality disorder have the most common emotional problems, as their emotional sensitivity is much higher than the average population. However, borderline personality disorder can of course also occur in men.

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• Are you convinced that for most of your life you have not had anyone who wanted to be close to you and spend a lot of time with you?
• Do you feel like if you care about someone, they start pulling away from you?
• Do you feel desperate when you lose the closeness of people you love?
• Do you have a nagging fear that other people will abandon you?
• Do you feel like you are unconsciously pushing people you care about away from you?
• Do you ever feel like an intruder?
• Does it often happen to you that you stop understanding your emotions?
• You can't control your emotions?
• Do you feel that your performance at work or school is never as good as others?
• Are you facing recurring problems and are unable to prevent or understand them?
• Do you feel like you are always going around in circles and have been for most of your life?

People suffering from borderline personality disorder can love and hate, experience feelings to the full and are often confused by their instability and changeability. Typical manifestations are dramatic mood swings, with despair, anger and other negative affects often taking over.

Self-harm and substance abuse are also common symptoms of borderline disorder.

In the area of interpersonal relationships, "borderline" clients often also experience great suffering and misunderstanding. They are unable to accurately assess the emotional situation, find it harder to read the emotions of others, have an extreme fear of rejection by those around them and find it extremely difficult to re-establish social contact if they experience disappointment.

At the same time, they are sometimes extremely open and can give themselves fully to the person they care about.

This unfortunately makes them very vulnerable, which can be exploited by various insensitive individuals. Unfortunately, various traumas are no exception, especially in the intimate area

Despite all the suffering, disappointments, ups and downs that "borderline" people experience because of their problem, they are able to live a full life and experience happiness.

It is often the case that these clients, on the other hand, have some special talents, the aforementioned higher intelligence, and are often more creative than average. However, it is necessary to accept one's illness and learn to work with it.

The most effective treatment for borderline personality disorder is the new generation of cognitive behavioural therapies, especially dialectical behavioural therapy and schema therapy. These psychotherapeutic methods focus primarily on increasing the ability to regulate one's emotions, manage crisis situations, gauge others' emotionality, and function in interpersonal relationships. We also supplement HPO treatment with counseling for family members or partners, as it is important for loved ones to be aware of the higher level of vulnerability of clients with HPO and to prevent potential trauma that they may often unknowingly experience.