The Link Between Borderline and Dissociative Disorders.

Borderline and other personality disorders may be a secondary diagnosis,

describing the underlying characterological functioning of a patient who exhibits mor acute and prominent symptoms of a state disorder.

Several studies show a high prevalence of BPD in patients with DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER,

maybe even as high as 82%.

Dissociation is a common experience for people with borderline personality disorder (BPD).

Do you sometimes feel as if you have "zoned out?"

Do you have times when you feel "unreal" or when things around you look strange or unfamiliar?

Do you sometimes lose periods of time,

or have chunks of the day that you do not remember?

Do these experiences usually happen when you are under a lot of stress?

You may be experiencing dissociation.

While dissociation is also a symptom of borderline personality disorder,

usually the dissociation seen in BPD does not happen as frequently or as severely as in DID (i.e., other personalities do not emerge).

Someone with the symptoms of DID and BPD may receive a diagnosis of both disorders.

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