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http://psychcentral.com/quizzes/borderline.htm
Borderline Personality Test
Instructions: This test is designed to help you understand whether you may have
Borderline Personality Disorder. For each item, indicate how much you agree or disagree
with the statement. This takes most people about 5 minutes to complete. Take your time
and answer truthfully for the most accurate results.
1. I nearly always feel "empty."
trongly disagree
Disagree
!eutral " mi#ed feeling
$gree
trongly agree
2. I find that I often do one or more of the following: drive recklessly, engage in
unsafe sex, abuse alcohol or drugs, binge eat, gamble or spend money recklessly.
trongly disagree
Disagree
!eutral " mi#ed feeling
$gree
trongly agree
. !ometimes when I"m stressed out ## especially if someone has abandoned me ##
I can get very paranoid, feel myself "spacing out" or dissociate.
trongly disagree
Disagree
!eutral " mi#ed feeling
$gree
trongly agree
$. I often ideali%e others, especially when I first meet them, and feel comfortable
in sharing the most intimate details with them. &ut I often feel that these same
people don"t care enough and aren"t there enough for me.
trongly disagree
Disagree
!eutral " mi#ed feeling
$gree
trongly agree
'. I"m sometimes very angry, extremely sarcastic and bitter, and feel like I have a
hard time controlling this anger.
trongly disagree
Disagree
!eutral " mi#ed feeling
$gree
trongly agree
(. I"ve engaged in self#mutilating, self#harm, or suicidal behaviors, gestures or
threats.
trongly disagree
Disagree
!eutral " mi#ed feeling
$gree
trongly agree
). I often experience a sudden shift in the way I look at myself and my life, and
completely change my goals, values and career focus.
trongly disagree
Disagree
!eutral " mi#ed feeling
$gree
trongly agree
*. I"m often afraid that others will abandon or leave me ## so I"ll make frantic
efforts to avoid this abandonment +even when it"s not real,.
trongly disagree
Disagree
!eutral " mi#ed feeling
$gree
trongly agree
-. .y mood can shift between extreme periods of anxiety, depression or irritability
in /ust a few hours or days.
trongly disagree
Disagree
!eutral " mi#ed feeling
$gree
trongly agree
10. .y views of others ## especially those I care about ## can shift dramatically and
without any warning.
trongly disagree
Disagree
!eutral " mi#ed feeling
$gree
trongly agree
11. I would say most of my romantic relationships have been very intense ## but
not very stable.
trongly disagree
Disagree
!eutral " mi#ed feeling
$gree
trongly agree
12. I"m currently experiencing enough problems in this area of my life that it"s
negatively impacting my ability to go to school, work, be with friends or family, or
have a romantic relationship.
trongly disagree
Disagree
!eutral " mi#ed feeling
$gree
trongly agree
Score my Borderline Test