I've been told that BPD usually includes a struggle with one or two of those vices: sex, money, alcohol, etc.. I have struggled with sex and alcohol a few times in my life.

Of course, as we get treatment and work upon understanding ourselves, the hope is that we're able to recognize what we're doing and stop that pattern. The sooner that we recognize how we are feeling & why, we have the tools to work through our difficulties.

I really do not believe that age is a factor. We all have different lives. Some of us carry the BPD traits more deeply than others. That doesn't mean that those people are doomed for life. It just means that some of us are going to have to work a little harder to make changes in our lives. Unfortunately, that is a reality in *all* of our lives.