by Casper » Mon May 14, 2012 5:05 pm
You mean is getting super upset about it a symptom of BPD? Kinda. I'm sure that most everyone, BPD or non, would feel very badly about a situation like that, but it is amplified in us. So to answer your question, the feeling isn't a symptom of Borderline, but the intensity probably is.
There's nothing that says you'll be stuck like this forever. DBT can help people learn to control these reactions. Also, the symptoms of BPD mellow as you age, so quite literally, with time and effort, the feelings won't stick.