Self Harm : A Symptom Of Borderline Personality Disorder

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People that harm themselves may feel very lonely or disconnected and need a shoulder to cry on or someone to listen. Another misconception is that those who self-harm are suicidal. Although this can be the case and prolonged self-harm can increase a person’s risk for suicide and suicidal thoughts, most of the time self-harm is used as a way of coping. Some believe that only teenagers self-harm but this habit can continue into adulthood as well. Self-harm has many addictive qualities due to the fact that every time you harm yourself your body releases endorphins. Telling someone to stop hurting him or herself is like telling a person who drinks coffee every day to just stop. Chances are they

Borderline personality disorder is a personality disorder that has just recently become recognized. Borderline disorder is characterized by impulsive actions, instability in daily life and relationships, and negative self-image. Other signs and symptoms of the disorder include self-harm, emotion dysregulation, and suicidal ideation. The literature was reviewed to find the relationship between substance use and borderline personality disorder, and the best type of treatment for those with borderline personality disorder and substance use. Research has reported that impulsive behaviors may be one of the

People who self harm just want to escape from reality and they do not want to face their depression or anxiety; it is a way for them to cope with stress. Self harm is not considered to be its own mental health condition and doctors believe it is to be caused by depression and/or other mental health illnesses such as obsessive compulsive disorder. Many things can cause someone to self harm such as self-anger, self-hatred, cope with negative feelings, and to even just feel better (Canadian Mental Health Association). Although those who hurt themselves do not want to end their lives, it can be a sign of a suicidal attempt in the future. It is hard to tell if some self harms and family/friends are surprised when they find out that their loved one hurts themselves. Some of the many symptoms of self harm include scars on their body, wearing long sleeved clothing in the summer or hot weather, and spending much of their time alone (Mayo Clinic). There are other symptoms of self harm that do not involve hurting one’s self with a razor or blade (Help Guide). Self harm does not only affect the one who is doing it, but also the family and the ones around the self

Antipsychotics: Olanzapine (Zyprexa), Risperidone (Risperdal), Quetiapine (Seroquel), Aripiprazole (Abilify), Ziprasidone (Geodon), Lurasidone (Latuda) and Asenapine (Saphris)

Self mutilation is defined by experts as the act of intentionally harming one's body for emotional relief. There’s different ways people self harm, for example, cutting their skin, biting themselves, head banging, burning of the skin, punching and hitting themselves, scratching or pinching and even hair pulling. Along with the ways, in 1989 there was a survey only involving 240 females self harming in the US.

This essay will discuss the statement that individuals who experience borderline personality disorder often have difficulties in emotional regulation leading to unstable and intense interpersonal relationships’ and the use of pharmacological and non - pharmacological treatments and nursing interventions for these individuals. Borderline personality disorder is characterised by ‘affective instability, cognitive disturbances, impulsive and self-damaging acts, and dysfunctional interpersonal relationships’. (Hill et al., 2011). Consumers with this disorder generally experience extreme mood fluctuations (O’Connell & Dowling, 2013). The specific cause of the disease is unknown, but is theorised to be a mix of biological and trauma in early life.

After a thorough assessment, its determined that Jane suffers from borderline personality disorder. As referenced in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, "border line personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts" (American Psychiatric Association, 2013 Pg. 663). As seen with Jane, her first onset could be dated to the age of ninth-teen, when she engaged in her first reported suicidal attempt. Reported behaviors after that included patterns of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships, unstable self -image, engaging in self-damaging behaviors

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a behavioral problem that happens when a person intentionally harms themselves repeatably by damaging and mutilating skin by cutting, burning, or hitting, etc., without the purpose of committing suicide. NSSI was often viewed as a symptom of personality disorder, like borderline personality disorder since it involved self-injury behavior that would lead to suicide (Zetterqvist, 2015). However, in recent studies, people who did non-suicidal self-injury did not have borderline personality disorder (Zetterqvist, 2015). The issue revolving around NSSI is the fact that even though NSSI is done without the intentions of committing suicide, studies have shown that the behavioral problem is a possible risk factor

I currently do not have any experience working with those suffering from addiction or with those suffering from personality disorder; therefore, I would find working with individuals who abuse substances and who have also been diagnosed with a borderline personality disorder to be very challenging. According to Goldstein (as cited in Miller, 2015), individuals suffering from addiction as well as bipolar disorders are difficult to treat as BPD individuals experience more issues including self-injurious behaviour and suicidal thoughts and/or tendencies. There are also many difficulties when working with BPD individuals as they are known to be confusing and unpredictable.

Borderline Personality Disorder doesn’t have any clear-cut reasons why it is developed in a person. However there are some factors that build up and lead to BPD symptoms and why a person may develop it. Some of the combinations are: (Mind, 2013)

The purpose of this article is to explore the issues of deliberate self-harm of people who have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Those who have BPD will typically engage in self-destructive behaviors, like purposefully harming themselves. Although self-harm is not always an attempt to commit suicide, those who self-harm has a higher chance of committing suicide in the future. Self-harm relates to shame, psychological stress, and anti-social behavior. Adolescents have a higher rate of suffering from self-harm. The average age of those who self-harm are 13 to 14 years old.

Self-harm is harming oneself intentionally without a suicidal attempt in order to cope with emotions, thoughts, problems, etc, it is especially most popular with teens. Some different forms of self-harm include: burning skin with cigarettes or matches, picking at skin until it bleeds, banging one’s head on a wall or table, getting numerous amounts

There are many reasons that people self-harm, Klonsky (2006) highlighted seven reasons people may do this; to stop negative moods, to alleviate the feeling of depersonalization, to stop themselves from committing suicide, to punish themselves, to give themselves the feeling of excitement, to give themselves more autonomy or a feeling of self and also he says that it may be to seek help from or manipulate others. This last point is one that may affect the way people are treated and cause stigma and discrimination if it is assumed this is why people have engaged in

Everyone copes with difficult thoughts, feelings and situations in different ways and some feel that the best way to cope with these difficulties is by self-injury. It is a way that they believe makes them escape or feel better and it may seem wrong, but it’s important to understand what leads them to such extent and how we can solve it. This term paper will be analysing an article that follow a clinical sample of self-harm patients in a duration of 6 years to understand death from suicide, how many times they self-harm themselves as well as their quality of life. As well as discussing the interventions that will be used to help treat issues that have impact on continued self-harm. Using () therapy to treat () and as another treatment to recommend to the patient () to solve ().