Famous People And Celebrities With Borderline Personality Disorder

Pete Davidson

Pete Davidson is a contemporary comedian and actor primarily known for his bombastic style and performances on Saturday Night Live. Labeled with BPD a few years ago, he said to Variety how he was so confused all the time, and just assumed there was something awry all the time and didn’t know how to cope with it before diagnosis.

He has since worked diligently to manage his disease with DBT and medication therapy, as well as to de-stigmatize it for others. As per The Mighty, in addition to publicly disclosing his ailment, Davidson’s semi-autobiographical film The King of Staten Island covers the difficulties associated with mental health disorders.

He has been attempting to live a healthy lifestyle since 2017 and had entered treatment in 2019 to resolve his mental health. Noting how he occasionally feels the need to be “readjusted,” he has lauded rehab for being a very strong, powerful thing in treating his mental health.

Darrell Hammond

Darrell Hammond, another comedy star, was on Saturday Night Live from 1999 until 2009. Known for his great Alex Trebek and Bill Clinton impersonations, Variety reports that Hammond had a darker past that included addiction, childhood trauma, suicide attempts, and years of diagnosis, including BPD.

To shed light on his challenges, he published the memoir God, If You’re Not Up There, I’m F—– in 2011, succeeded by the documentary Cracked Up in 2019. Despite his difficulties, Hammond’s newest works demonstrate that he hasn’t lost his good sense of humor.

He also shared some of the insight he has gained from his mental health journey with others. As per the NY Post, he stated that he became convinced that the way he was behaving was better classified as a mental trauma rather than a mental illness, “that’s the ‘Hallelujah’ chorus of my whole life.”

Elizabeth Wurtzel

Writer Elizabeth Wurtzel was best known for her book “Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America.” She sadly died of cancer in January 2020. She wrote her memoir while she was only 26 years old.

Wurtzel struggled with major mental health concerns, but via her stories, she was able to initiate a discourse with the public about these common struggles, albeit BPD was never named.

Doug Ferrari

Doug Ferrari, sometimes known as “Dougzilla,” is a writer and comedian from San Francisco. He was homeless for a period due to his issues with mental illness and addiction before seeking treatment and returning to the comedy stage.

Doug has been candid about his BPD diagnosis, claiming that it was a contributing factor in his being homeless for a while. He has been involved with the homeless charity since his return.

The below celebrities are frequently referenced in publications as having a borderline personality disorder, but they have never publicly stated that they have been diagnosed with the illness, and others in the media have just suggested that they show characteristics of the disorder without truly having it.

Vincent van Gogh

Van Gogh is presumed to have suffered from borderline personality disorder; he exhibited symptoms most consistent with BPD: mood swings, impulsivity, self-destructive behavior, an unbalanced self-image, authority conflicts, fear of abandonment, and other complex relationships.

In his book, Starry Starry Night: The Life and Psychiatric History of Vincent van Gogh, Erwin van Meekeren, a Dutch psychiatrist suggested that van Gogh’s behavior was most likely explained by BPD. Dr. John G. Gunderson, a specialist on borderline personality disorder, agreed that van Gogh’s longings for love, his abrupt mood changes, most notably his apparently unjustified and unpredictable rages, and his trend of impulsive acts, such as substance abuse, are all recognized aspects of the borderline disorder. Whether or whether Van Gogh was borderline, this provides a good lens through which to evaluate his tumultuous life.