Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder.
It may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, or rape or who have been threatened with death, sexual violence, or serious injury.
The condition may last months or years, with triggers that can bring back memories of the trauma accompanied by intense emotional and physical reactions.
Symptoms may include nightmares or flashbacks, avoidance of situations that bring back the trauma, heightened reactivity to stimuli, anxiety, or depressed mood.
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (complex PTSD, sometimes abbreviated to c-PTSD or CPTSD) is a condition where you experience some symptoms of PTSD along with some additional symptoms, such as difficulty controlling your emotions. feeling very angry or distrustful towards the world.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness that centers on the inability to manage emotions effectively.
The disorder occurs in the context of relationships: sometimes all relationships are affected, sometimes only one. It usually begins during adolescence or early adulthood.
The cause of borderline personality disorder isn’t well understood. Diagnosis is made based on symptoms.
Symptoms include emotional instability, feelings of worthlessness, insecurity, impulsivity, and impaired social relationships.
Many people with BPD act impulsively, have intense emotions, and experience dissociation and paranoia when most distressed.
This emotional volatility can cause relationship turmoil. Also, the inability to self-soothe can lead to impulsive, reckless behavior. People with BPD are often on edge.
The key difference between BPD and C-PTSD is that symptoms of BPD stem from an inconsistent self-concept and C-PTSD symptoms are provoked by external triggers.
A person with C-PTSD may react to or avoid potential triggers with behaviors similar to those that are symptomatic of BPD.
For detailed differences between C-PTSD and BPD, please check this video:
If you care about mental health, please read studies about PTSD: what you need to know, and depression, anxiety, and PTSD may not be mental diseases at all.
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