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People with BPD are known to experience chronic feelings of emptiness.

A new study examines the role of emptiness in precipitating impulsive self-destructive behaviors.

Since anyone can react impulsively to emptiness, it’s important to identify these feelings in your own life.

Everyone goes through a period of their lives in which something seems to be missing. Maybe there are days when you, without knowing why, feel drained of all emotion , unable to feel. How do you manage that big hole growing inside you?

For people with borderline personality disorder (BPD), emptiness often becomes a chronic feature of their existence. However, do these feelings show any variations from day to day? Maybe some days are worse than others. It could be helpful to find out why.

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