01.
When I look back, my emotional reaction is out of proportion to the event that happened
02.
My emotions change rapidly in response to interactions with others, or because of what is going on in my mind
03.
I tend to act impulsively and act without thinking about the consequences
04.
It is hard for me to understand or name what I am feeling
05.
I feel anxious or depressed regularly to a degree that interferes with my regular activities in life
06.
At times I tend to isolate, even to the point of not doing the activities that truly bring me joy
07.
My relationships feel chaotic and I have difficulty maintaining them
08.
When I connect with someone, I tend to connect quickly and intensely. It can feel like that person is very important to me, even if I don’t know that much about them
09.
I fear being abandoned and need constant reassurance that someone important won’t leave me (maybe even begged them not to leave you or clung to them physically)
10.
When I feel hurt, there are times when I lash out at the person who hurt me, wanting to hurt them as much as I hurt
11.
I spend time ruminating about past mistakes or the ways in which I have been hurt or rejected by others
12.
There are times when I hate myself, or aspects of myself, or feel ashamed of the things I have done
13.
I often feel empty and alone
14.
I struggle with having a solid sense of who I am, knowing my values, and having a clear direction in life.
15.
At times, I use drugs or alcohol to numb myself or feel better
16.
There are times when I engage in unsafe sex, like sex with strangers or unprotected sex, in part because I feel lonely or disconnected.
17.
There are times when I feel so out of control that I binge food (overeat in one sitting), restrict food (eat fast less than my body needs), or purge food (throw up the food I have eaten) as a way to change how I feel about myself.
18.
I have thoughts of hurting myself or others
19.
I have self-injured by either cutting, burning myself, scratching myself, pulling out my hair, etc., as a way to regulate my emotions, feel less numb, or punish myself.
20.
I have thoughts of suicide
21.
I have made suicide attempts
