Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnostic Checklist
Original post made by shitborderlinesdo on tumblr. All information comes from the DSM V.
Section I
Must check TWO or more of the following:
I have identity problems, including: I have an unstable sense of identity, I have poor self-esteem and excessive self-criticism, and I often experience dissociation when I am under stress.
I am unstable in my goals, aspirations, values, and/or career plans.
I have a heightened sense of empathy and am hypersensitive to the feelings and needs of my peers, although my perceptions are often biased towards negative attributes.
There is a lot of instability in my relationships, in that I am needy, mistrustful, and anxious.
4 / 4
Section II
Must check TWO or more of the following:
I have cognition problems and difficulty retaining information and remembering people and events.
I have affectivity problems and difficulty controlling the range and intensity of my emotional responses.
I have problems with interpersonal functioning and being aware of my own actions and feelings and how they affect others.
I have difficulty controlling my impulses.
4 / 4
Section III
Must check ONE or more of the following:
I am very impulsive and often act on things without planning.
I engage in dangerous, risky, and/or potentially self-damaging activities with no concern to my personal limitations.
I am easily angered.
3 / 3 Total
Must have at least FOUR checks TOTAL by the end of this section, including ones from previous section:
My emotions are incredibly unstable, and I change moods often (sometimes within minutes), feeling things more intensely than others seem to.
IĀ experienceĀ intense feelings of nervousness, tenseness, panic, and/or anxiety. IĀ have fears of the future and of falling apart or losing control.
I get separation insecurity and fear abandonment.
I am frequently depressed and feel hopeless and have a difficult time recovering from such moods.
7 / 7 Total
Section IV
Must check FIVE or more of the following:
I have a fear of abandonment and do my best to avoid it.
I switch between idealizing and devaluing the people in my life. My relationships are often unstable and intense.
I have an unstable sense of self and often question my identity.
I am impulsive.
I have attempted suicide and/or I self-harm.
I have frequent mood swings.
I often feel empty or depressed and have doubts about my future.
I am hot-tempered.
When stressed, I am paranoid and/or I experience dissociation.
9 / 9 Total
Section V
Must check ALL of the following:
My symptoms impair my personality and social functioning
My symptoms are consistent across a broad range of personal and social situations.
My symptoms have lasted a while and started in early adulthood or earlier.
My symptoms are not caused by medication, drug use, or another medical condition.
4 / 4
Section VI
Common Symptoms and Behaviors associated:
I have disordered eating patterns.
I am sometimes obsessive.
I sometimes get intrusive thoughts which I am unable to ignore.
I become attached easily.
I often ābaitā people in order to start a conflict.
I have trouble sleeping, or I sleep too much.
I have a child-like curiosity.
I am dependent on others.
I sometimes mimic or mirror others.
I have nightmares.
I have difficulty processing information.
My appearance changes often.
I have an extreme need for acceptance.
I have a natural rejection of people in authority.
I constantly feel like I need to prove myself over and over again.
I very much live in the moment, to the point where past actions donāt matter. How I judge others (and myself) depends entirely on what is happening right now.
I isolate myself, even when I need social interaction.
I am often defensive.
I have anxiety/panic attacks.
I experience memory lapses.
I consider myself a perfectionist.
I react very strongly to mundane experiences.
I have a difficult time making decisions.
I have difficulty completing tasks.
I often feel misunderstood, mistreated, or victimized.
When I am upset, I am unable to calm down without help.
I catastrophize my problems and see the smallest things as the end of the world.
I often see my problems as unsolvable and hopeless to fix.
I hold grudges.
I alternate between seeing others as completely for them or against me.
I have a hard time recalling someoneās love for me when theyāre not around.
I change my opinions depending on whom Iām with.
Sometimes the slightest provocation will make me feel abandoned.
I feel distrustful and suspicious a great deal of time.
I rush into relationships based on an idea of a person rather than the person themselves.
34 / 35
















