unstable personality
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Characteristics of her diagnosed emotionally unstable personality disorder, including increased impulsivity, were also cited as a potential cause of her death.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
As with “Tickled,” Farrier’s latest begins like a human interest story and turns into something closer to a thriller, as the peculiarities of this unstable personality reveal themselves, often unnervingly.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
At the time of the attack it is not believed Lindley was experiencing psychosis, although a diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder can cause pseudo hallucinations, the court heard.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
She was later diagnosed with an emotionally unstable personality disorder.
From BBC ● May 18, 2022
But in the ranks of the party itself a storm broke loose and I was branded a traitor, an unstable personality, and one whose faith had failed.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
