Året är 1967. Den 17-åriga Susanna Kaysen känner sig osäker, rotlös och sårbar i en föränderlig värld. Efter ett förmodat självmords-försök får hon träffa en psykiatriker, som efter ett kort möte ställer diagnosen Borderline - vars symptom kan stämma in på de flesta vilsna tonåringar. Susanna skickas till ett mentalsjukhus, där hon får stanna i nästan två år. Hon träffar flera unga kvinnor i en liknande situation. Susanna blir vän med Lisa, som desperat kämpar för att komma bort från detta ingenmansland.
Tillsammans med Lisa ställer Susanna och de andra intagna samma krav: De vill ha sina liv tillbaka...
Jackson and Helen are in love and about to have their first child when they move in with Jackson's mother, Martha, in order to take care of the family estate. But all is not well in this household. Martha is jealous of her son's affection for Helen, and, despite her Southern smile, she's starting to act strangely. As Helen tries to create a happy home life, Martha attempts to divide the family so that Jackson will become hers alone.
Filmen utspelar sig på 70-talet och skildrar den amerikanske författaren Roland och hans fru Vanessas vistelse i en idyllisk fransk hamnstad. Deras äktenskap befinner sig i kris, men i takt med att de lär känna andra i byn, såsom det nygifta paret på bröllopsresa samt lokalborna Michel och Patrice börjar paret så sakta ta itu med de olösta konflikterna i deras liv.
Zorg arbetar som hantverkare vid den franska kusten. Han arbetar flitigt och skriver på fritiden. En dag kommer Betty in i hans liv - vacker men vild och oförutsägbar. Efter att Zorg har bråkat med chefen drar de iväg. Betty får jobb på en restaurang och hon försöker övertala Zorg att ge ut en av sina böcker, men den refuseras. Bettys vilda stil blir okontrollerbar och hon blir mer och mer sinnessjuk.
Jimmy är en kvinnotjusare och saxofonist som spelar på småsyltor men drömmer om att få spela i ett storband. Francine är en blyg barsångerska som drömmer att stå i rampljuset. När de båda möts tänds gnistor och temperaturen stiger. Tillsammans sätter de eld på New York! Detta är början på ett stormigt förhållande som sätter ställer dem inför många prövningar när det gäller att balansera passionen för jazz med deras kärlek till varandra.
When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so promising leads to self-destructive behavior and paralyzing depression that reflects an entire generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and high expectations.
En psykiatriker anländer till en avskärmad liten irländsk ö. Hennes uppdrag går ut på att ta sig an den unga flickan Dorothy (Jenn Murray), som står anklagad för att ha misshandlat ett barn.
Maria is a student at the university of Essen, Germany, living and working in a gray, unpleasant, and anonymous environment. While she has little problem finding someone for a one night stand, she rebuffs her lovers in such a rude way that they actually don't know what's going on. But what seems to be a negative attitude at first glance is in fact much worse: Maria is suffering from borderline syndrome, a serious psychotic disease that makes her fail to develop a continuous, reliable personality, from her own perspective as well as from the perspective of those she meets. Then one day, she bumps into Jan, a student who falls in love with her without delay. He's awaiting a hard time when he has to learn how hard it is to stay loyal and faithful to a person who, in her own words, "has a different world inside of her head" and who feels that "there is something inside of me that eats me up."
An intense thriller about a lonely bookseller's obsessive love affair, and her protective best friend, who alone knows the horrible truth about her obsession.
A man suffering from borderline personality disorder is married to two women, who don’t know the other exists. As bills pile up and cracks start to show, the women independently start to suspect something is wrong.
Following a traumatic event at her grandparents' house, 10-year-old Rose embarks on an obsessive quest to see and understand the forbidden world of adults by herself.
In a psychiatric hospital, a junior doctor is treating a young black man diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. The patient is having a final interview with the doctor, who has invited his mentor to sit in on the session. He is concerned that the diagnosis is inaccurate and would like the patient hospitalised for longer. The senior doctor, however, disagrees.
A documentary by Jonáš Motyčka about people with Borderline personality disorder.
A young man falls in love with a young woman with borderline personality disorder, but it will upset the relationship despite her mental illness.
A girl tries to get rid of her inner emptiness.
A landmark documentary style short film that features compelling and dramatic first-person accounts of people living with, and recovering from, Borderline Personality Disorder. The production also features family members as well as leading clinicians, including Otto F. Kernberg, MD; Marsha Linehan, PhDl John Gunderson, MD; Wayne Fenton, MD; and Perry Hoffman, PhD, who put their stories into a broader social and medical context.