Borderline Symptom List (BSL-23)

  • Author: Bohus, M., Kleindienst, N., Limberger, M. F., Stieglitz, R.-D., Domsalla, M., Chapman, A. L., Steil, R., Philipsen, A., & Wolf, M. (2009).
  • Sources: overview

Questions

Please follow these instructions when answering the questionnaire: In the following table you will find a set of difficulties and problems which possibly describe you. Please work through the questionnaire and decide how much you suffered from each problem in the course of the last week. In case you have no feelings at all at the present moment, please answer according to how you think you might have felt. All questions refer to the last week. If you felt different ways at different times in the week, give a rating for how things were for you on average.

1. It was hard for me to concentrate




2. I felt helpless




3. I was absent-minded and unable to remember what I was actually doing




4. I felt disgust




5. I thought of hurting myself




6. I didn't trust other people




7. I didn't believe in my right to live




8. I was lonely




9. I experienced stressful inner tension




10. I had images that I was very much afraid of




11. I hated myself




12. I wanted to punish myself




13. I suffered from shame




14. My mood rapidly cycled in terms of anxiety, anger, and depression




15. I suffered from voices and noises from inside and/or outside my head




16. Criticism had a devastating effect on me




17. I felt vulnerable




18. The idea of death had a certain fascination for me




19. Everything seemed senseless to me




20. I was afraid of losing control




21. I felt disgusted by myself




22. I felt as if I was far away from myself




23. I felt worthless




Results

Please complete the above questions and click the `Score` button to process results.

The possible severities are: none/low (0+), mild (0.3+), moderate (1.1+), high (1.9+), very high (2.7+), extremely high (3.5+).
The max possible score is 4. A higher score means a greater likelihood.