{"id":13707,"date":"2026-02-11T20:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s2.designcostaging.com\/clients\/bpd\/?page_id=13707"},"modified":"2026-02-11T21:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:07:54","slug":"what-is-bpd-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/s2.designcostaging.com\/clients\/bpd\/what-is-bpd-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"What is BPD? \u2013 Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|50px|50px|50px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;120px|35px|60px|35px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;80px|35px|50px||false|false&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;What is BPD?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;BebasNeue Bold|&#8211;et_global_body_font_weight|||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#FA9B1C&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;28px&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Living With Big Emotions Has a Name&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|600|||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#1F2B8E&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||23px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;36px&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;30px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Important note:&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;BebasNeue Bold|&#8211;et_global_body_font_weight|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FA9B1C&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.8)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;36px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|40px|30px|40px|false|false&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;28px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|40px|40px|40px|40px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This page is educational and not a substitute for professional evaluation. 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