Borderline Personality Disorder Self-Assessment

Looks at the emotional intensity, self-perception, and relationship patterns you've been experiencing lately – and helps you build a clearer picture of what's been going on.

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4 minFree & PrivateClinically informed
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What this assessment explores

Many people find it hard to put words to certain experiences – moments of intense emotion, feeling unlike yourself, or finding relationships harder than they seem to be for others. This assessment is a space to explore some of those experiences honestly, without judgement. It's based on the BSL-23, a clinically developed scale used internationally.

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What you can expect

You'll be asked 23 questions about the past week — rating how often each experience has applied to you. There are no right or wrong answers. The questions touch on things like:

  • How you've been feeling emotionally — including highs, lows, and anything in between
  • How you've been feeling about yourself
  • Moments of feeling distant, disconnected, or unlike yourself
  • How things have felt in your relationships

Your answers will give you a picture of how things have been for you recently – not a diagnosis, but a starting point for understanding yourself better.

Why this is free and private

Insightable Mind is built by clinical and research psychologists to help people better understand themselves, while contributing to meaningful psychological research. These assessments are offered free as part of that work. Your responses are private – when data is used for research, it's fully anonymised and combined with others to help improve the assessments and answer important questions about human psychology.

Top tips

Our best advice to help you get the most out of your self-assessment:

Usually your first instinct is the right one
Try not to over think each question.
Try not to get stuck on specific words
If a statement is 'mostly true' for you, don't get stuck on the word 'always'.
Be consistent in how you rate
If 'often' means weekly to you, apply that meaning throughout.

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