<font color="purple"> Just like everything else in life, it depends on the person and what symptoms one has, how one reacts to those symptoms, the impact they have on ones daily life, and whether or not one has success with managing it. For me it is serious and an awful vicious cycle that is complicated by and comlpicates my other disorders.... Right now I am not doing too bad, well comapred to most times anyway... Learn as much as you can.... It may help you , as it has me, to journal.... I am more aware of triggers, my body reactions, my mental sensations, my needs, and wehn I am in need of help before it gets out of control... Not always, but I am more aware.... There have been times when I have put myself and others in a lot of danger and trouble because of my BPD ( along with the other disorders I have).....
So yes, I would say it is serious...
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