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Borderline personality disorder: When reckless behaviour means something more
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Volatile relationships, reckless behaviour and self-sabotage are hallmarks of borderline personality disorder, which can masquerade as other conditions.
ILLUSTRATION: VANESSA SABA/NYTIMES
Christina Caron
NEW YORK – On the surface, it appeared as though Ms Antoinette Del Rio was a successful 20-something. She had a flourishing career in advertising, took frequent vacations and enjoyed an active social life.
But Ms Del Rio was drinking too much, using weed as a coping mechanism and spending weekends holed up in her New York City apartment. She had also fallen into debt from impulsive overspending and frequently fought with her friends.
