Borderline

Learning about Borderline Personality Disorder

Traits

Has a strong fear of being alone or abandoned.
Has ongoing feelings of emptiness.
Sees self as being unstable or weak.
Has deep relationships that are not stable.
Has up and down moods, often due to stress when interacting with others.
Threatens self-harm or behaves in ways that could lead to suicide.
Is often very angry.
Shows impulsive and risky behavior, such as having unsafe sex, gambling or binge eating.
Has stress-related paranoia that comes and goes.

Girl, Interrupted is a 1999 Columbia Pictures movie which chronicles the experiences of a teenage girl with Borderline Personality Disorder, who is admitted to a mental health institution after attempting suicide.
Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 drama that explores the interwoven relationships of a group of individuals who suffer from bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.
Fatal Attraction is a 1987 Movie Thriller starring Glenn Close & Michael Douglas about Dan Gallagher, a New York Lawyer (played by Michael Douglas) who is stalked by Alex Forrest (played by Glenn Close) with whom he has had an affair. The story portrays Alex's increasingly unstable behavior as a result of having Borderline Personality Disorder and feeling abandoned by Dan.