The Scariest Aspect of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Is it Demon Possession?

Low, rasping moans and screams were escaping her mouth, which brought chills down your spine. You looked at her face and saw dark coal eyes, and as the moment intensified, her eyes turned red. Her transformation let you step back as you heard her laughing like a witch. She cursed and cussed you. Her stern voice turned to the most hideous sound you could imagine. In front of you was a woman with a pure-red face spitting anger and rage. It was scary.

It may appear to be a scene from the 1973 film "The Exorcist" and the 2005 movie called "The Exorcism of Emily Rose". This scene is common among people with relationships with a person who has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). "Life is hell" described literally by NONs or non-borderlines, a person who does not have BPD but has a loved one with BPD.

According to BorderlineCentral.com, Borderline Personality Disorder is a "real, diagnosable psychiatric disorder, and its criteria are listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) published by the American Psychiatric Association." There has been a stigma in the past for personality disorders such as BPD as a form of demonic possession. Up until the 19^th century, personality disorders such as BPD began to take the form of "hysteria" in psychiatry.

Many articles have emerged on a possible link between demon possession and Borderline Personality Disorder. Christopher H. Rosik in his article from the Journal of Psychology and Theology stated that "They have altered personalities and often exhibit behaviors that appear identical to traditional descriptions of possession: evil-appearing glares, angry voices, self-hatred, self-harm, aversion to God and religion, and other symptoms."

A Case of BPD or Demonic Possession?