Why do most people with Borderline Personality Disorder cut themselves?
I think cutting is done because it releases the neurotransmitter Endorphin (a natural pain killer). It makes the person temporarily feel better. BPD seems to be a disturbance of self image and the exact cause is unknown. It may be caused by events in the person’s childhood, heredity, or a combination of both. It can include mood swings and transient psychosis. I worked in mental health since 1987; we had a lot of people who had this diagnosis. The one I remember the most was a young girl who cut herself so many times her body was covered wtih scars. She said she cut herself because “it’s the only time I really feel alive.” She was sexually abused as child. A psychiatrist told me once that he thought BPD was a variation of Bipolar Disorder and it was not really a personality disorder. This was apparently just an opinion and was not shared by all psychiatrists. BPD has a combination of many symptoms and not everyone diagnosed will necessarily have all the same same symptoms. But one of t
