Who am I -Borderline Personality Disorder & Identity Issues

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Plenty of people without BPD struggle with identity issues, too. But people with BPD often have a very profound lack of sense of self. If you struggle with the feeling that you have no idea who you are or what you believe in, this may be a symptom you can relate to.

"Who Am I?" – What Is Identity?

What exactly is “identity”? Identity can be hard to describe, but let’s look at how some experts would define it.

First, most experts view identity as your overarching sense and view of yourself. A stable sense of identity means being able to see yourself as the same person in the past, present, and future. In addition, a stable sense of self requires the ability to view yourself in one way despite the fact that sometimes you may behave in contradictory ways.

http://bpd.about.com/od/understandingbpd/a/whoami.htm