A self-reflection across 8 domains linked to emotional intensity and relationship patterns: fear of abandonment, relationship instability, identity, impulsivity, self-harm urges, mood swings, emptiness, and anger control. 24 questions, instant summary. This is a self-reflection tool, not a clinical diagnosis.
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DSM-5 Borderline Personality Disorder criteria domains · Original 24 items, not a licensed BPD screening tool (e.g. MSI-BPD) — we do not administer that instrument.
No. This check-in is a self-reflection tool, not a diagnostic instrument. Only a licensed mental health professional can diagnose Borderline Personality Disorder or any other condition, typically through a structured clinical interview conducted over more than one session. Your result here is a plain-language summary of patterns you recognized in yourself across 8 domains, useful for self-understanding or as a starting point for a conversation with a professional, not a label to apply to yourself.
Almost everyone has felt shaken by a breakup, unsure of who they are during a hard stretch, or has lost their temper under real pressure, that's part of being human, especially under stress, and it tends to settle once the situation does. A clinically significant pattern differs in scale, not kind: it shows up across most of the 8 domains at once, persists for years rather than weeks or months, and follows you into relationships and situations that have nothing to do with whatever triggered it originally. Frequency, duration, and how much it's interfering with your life are what separate an intense week from a longstanding pattern worth discussing with someone.
Please reach out, these resources are there for exactly this, not only for the most severe moments. In the UK, Samaritans are free, confidential, and available 24/7: call or text 116 123, or contact NHS 111 for urgent support and next steps. In the US, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 by call or text: 988. You don't need to be in crisis to use them, talking something through early, before it escalates, is exactly what they're there for. If you're in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is the leading evidence-based treatment for the pattern of emotional intensity and relationship instability this check-in reflects on. Developed by psychologist Marsha Linehan in the late 1980s, DBT teaches concrete, practical skills across four areas: mindfulness, tolerating distress without making it worse, regulating intense emotions, and navigating relationships effectively. It's typically delivered through a mix of individual therapy and skills-group sessions, and it has one of the strongest evidence bases of any treatment for this pattern.
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A self-reflection across 8 domains linked to emotional intensity and relationship patterns: fear of abandonment, relationship instability, identity, impulsivity, self-harm urges, mood swings, emptiness, and anger control. 24 questions, instant summary. This is a self-reflection tool, not a clinical diagnosis.
This check-in reflects on eight patterns that often travel together: an intense fear that people you love will eventually leave, close relationships that swing between idealizing someone and feeling deeply let down by them, a sense of who you are that shifts depending on the situation or the person you're with, acting on impulse before weighing what comes next, urges to cope with overwhelming emotional pain in ways that could be harmful to yourself, moods that can flip from steady to intense within minutes, a hollow or empty feeling that can persist even when life looks fine from the outside, and anger that's hard to keep in proportion to whatever set it off.
None of these experiences are unusual on their own. Feeling shaken after a breakup, doubting who you are during a hard year, or losing your temper under real pressure is part of being human, especially under stress, and it tends to ease once the situation resolves. A clinically significant pattern looks different: it shows up across most of these eight domains at once, persists for years rather than weeks, and follows you into relationships and situations that have nothing to do with whatever triggered it in the first place, causing real, ongoing distress or getting in the way of daily life.
This check-in is a self-reflection tool, not a diagnostic instrument, and it cannot diagnose Borderline Personality Disorder or any other condition. Only a licensed mental health professional can make that determination, typically through a structured clinical interview conducted over more than one session. If several of these domains feel true for you and are causing real distress, bringing this summary to a therapist or doctor is a reasonable next step. The leading evidence-based treatment for this pattern is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), developed by psychologist Marsha Linehan, which teaches concrete skills for tolerating distress, regulating intense emotion, and staying steady in relationships without the extremes of push and pull.
Whether a fear of being left shapes how you react when someone you care about seems to be pulling away
Whether your close relationships tend to swing between idealizing someone and feeling deeply let down by them
How stable your sense of who you are feels from one relationship or situation to the next
Whether you tend to act on impulse, spending, driving, eating, or other choices, before weighing what comes next
Whether you've noticed urges to cope with intense emotional pain in ways that could be harmful to yourself
How quickly your mood can shift, and how intense that shift feels compared to whatever set it off
A persistent sense of emptiness or numbness that can linger even when things look fine from the outside
How hard it is to keep anger in proportion to what triggered it, and how long it takes to settle afterward
A plain-language summary across all 8 domains, useful as a starting point for a conversation with a therapist or doctor
I feel an intense wave of panic when I sense someone I care about pulling away, even a little.
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A self-reflection across 8 domains linked to emotional intensity and relationship patterns: fear of abandonment, relationship instability, identity, impulsivity, self-harm urges, mood swings, emptiness, and anger control. 24 questions, instant summary. This is a self-reflection tool, not a clinical diagnosis.
No signup needed — your result appears instantly.
DSM-5 Borderline Personality Disorder criteria domains · Original 24 items, not a licensed BPD screening tool (e.g. MSI-BPD) — we do not administer that instrument.
No. This check-in is a self-reflection tool, not a diagnostic instrument. Only a licensed mental health professional can diagnose Borderline Personality Disorder or any other condition, typically through a structured clinical interview conducted over more than one session. Your result here is a plain-language summary of patterns you recognized in yourself across 8 domains, useful for self-understanding or as a starting point for a conversation with a professional, not a label to apply to yourself.
Almost everyone has felt shaken by a breakup, unsure of who they are during a hard stretch, or has lost their temper under real pressure, that's part of being human, especially under stress, and it tends to settle once the situation does. A clinically significant pattern differs in scale, not kind: it shows up across most of the 8 domains at once, persists for years rather than weeks or months, and follows you into relationships and situations that have nothing to do with whatever triggered it originally. Frequency, duration, and how much it's interfering with your life are what separate an intense week from a longstanding pattern worth discussing with someone.
Please reach out, these resources are there for exactly this, not only for the most severe moments. In the UK, Samaritans are free, confidential, and available 24/7: call or text 116 123, or contact NHS 111 for urgent support and next steps. In the US, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 by call or text: 988. You don't need to be in crisis to use them, talking something through early, before it escalates, is exactly what they're there for. If you're in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is the leading evidence-based treatment for the pattern of emotional intensity and relationship instability this check-in reflects on. Developed by psychologist Marsha Linehan in the late 1980s, DBT teaches concrete, practical skills across four areas: mindfulness, tolerating distress without making it worse, regulating intense emotions, and navigating relationships effectively. It's typically delivered through a mix of individual therapy and skills-group sessions, and it has one of the strongest evidence bases of any treatment for this pattern.
