dsm criteria for bpd:

1. frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment DEFINATELY

(2) a pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating between extremes of idealization and devaluation -SPLITTING>YEAH EXCEPT I DONT GET MAD AT ANYONE ELSE BUT MEE.

(3) identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self . DEFINATELY.

(4) impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g., spending, sex, Substance Abuse, reckless driving, binge eating). ALL OF THE ABOVE LOL.

(5) recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behavior . NOT REALLY. OK WELL NOT ANYMORE> LOL.

(6) affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g., intense episodic dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more than a few days) EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION. BIG TIME.

(7) chronic feelings of emptiness YES.

(8) inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g., frequent displays of temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights) NO NO NO.

(9) transient, stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms. NOT SO MUCH.

Maybe the # 8 is the difference? Yeah youre right. just feeling better is the thing....*sigh*