ABSTRACT
All people with borderline problems suffer with mood shifts (i.e. intense sudden changes in mood, usually lasting a few hours). Many also suffer with periods (days, weeks or months) of depression. Suicidal feelings can happen in extreme, sudden mood states (e.g. when you feel rejected or abandoned), or when you are severely depressed for a long time. Alcohol is a depressant. If you are drinking heavily this will certainly contribute to you being depressed. Revisit Chapter 5 and consider reducing your alcohol intake. Whilst medication may have little to offer you with other problems (without side effects), it is almost certainly possible for your mood to be improved with medication, particularly if you have biological features of depression. These include sleep disturbance, appetite disturbance and decreased physical activity.
