You become incapable of rational thinking as the panic continues to worsen. Your mind now desperately tries to find a way out of the pain and searches for solutions. It recalls past activities that have made you feel better. Brain chemicals are released that stop the pain and let you feel 'normal' again. For those not afflicted with the Borderline Disorder this is a nightmare we hope never happens to us.
Borderlines experience it over and over - especially when confronted with stress.
Borderlines will do almost anything to make dysphoria go away. Most impulsiveness and self-destructiveness is an effort to relieve dysphoria. Some borderlines, especially those suffering very severely, will literally cut their bodies during dysphoria. Borderlines also suffer from intense, frequent and unpredictable mood swings that can cause 'dysphoria' even without stress. The mood swings cripple a borderline's efforts to live a happy, successful life.