List of Symptoms of Borderline Disorder, BSL-23 Test - the question form
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1. I had difficulty concentrating.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very much
2. I felt helpless.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – Somewhat
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
3. I was distracted and could not remember what I was actually doing.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – To some extent
4 – To a large extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
4. I felt disgusted.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – Somewhat
4 – A great deal
5 – Very much
5. I thought about hurting myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – To some extent
4 – A great deal
5 – Yes, very much
6. I distrusted other people.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
7. I did not believe I had a right to live.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – Somewhat
4 – A lot
5 – Very much
8. I felt lonely.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – Somewhat
4 – Quite a bit
5 – Very much
9. I have felt intense inner tension.
1 – Not at all
2 – Slightly
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
10. I had images that frightened me a great deal.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
11. I hated myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
12. I wanted to punish myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – Somewhat
4 – A great deal
5 – Very much
13. I have suffered from shame.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – Somewhat
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
14. My mood changed rapidly between anxiety, anger, and depression.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
15. I was distressed by voices and noises in my head and from outside.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – Somewhat
4 – Quite a bit
5 – Very much
16. Criticism had a devastating effect on me.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – Somewhat
4 – A lot
5 – Yes, very much
17. I felt vulnerable.
1 – Not at all
2 – Slightly
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very much
18. The thought of death was definitely appealing to me.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
19. Everything seemed meaningless to me.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
20. I was afraid of losing control of myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very much
21. I felt disgusted with myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – Somewhat
4 – Quite a bit
5 – Very much
22. I felt as if I were very far away from myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – To some extent
4 – A great deal
5 – Very much so
23. I felt worthless.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
1. I found it difficult to concentrate.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – Somewhat
4 – Quite a lot
5 – Yes, very strongly
2. I felt helpless.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
3. I was distracted and could not remember what I had actually been doing.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – Somewhat
4 – To a great extent
5 – Very much
4. I felt disgust.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
5. I thought about hurting myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – Somewhat
4 – A great deal
5 – Very strongly
6. I did not trust other people.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – Somewhat
4 – Quite a bit
5 – Very much
7. I did not believe I had a right to live.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
8. I felt lonely.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – Somewhat
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
9. I felt intense inner tension.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
10. I had frightening images.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very much
11. I hated myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – Somewhat
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
12. I wanted to punish myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
13. I suffered from shame.
1 – Not at all
2 – Slightly
3 – Somewhat
4 – A great deal
5 – Yes, very much
14. My mood rapidly shifted between anxiety, anger, and depression.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
15. I was distressed by voices and noises in my head and from outside.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
16. Criticism affected me very negatively.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
17. I felt vulnerable.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – Somewhat
4 – A great deal
5 – Yes, very strongly
18. The thought of death was definitely appealing to me.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
19. Everything seemed meaningless to me.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little
3 – Somewhat
4 – Very much
5 – Extremely
20. I was afraid of losing control of myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
21. I felt disgusted with myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very much
22. I felt as if I were very far away from myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very strongly
23. I felt worthless.
1 – Not at all
2 – A little bit
3 – To some extent
4 – To a great extent
5 – Yes, very much