About 70% of those who are diagnosed with an eating disorder have experienced some type of trauma. This can include “neglect, emotional, physical, or sexual abuse” (Newton, 2019). These types of events lead to self-harming behaviors, desire for control, emotional dysregulation, or hopelessness. All of which are common symptoms found in individuals diagnosed with BPD. Similarly, causes of BPD also tend to be sexual assault or abuse. In one study, researchers found that more than 90% of individuals with BPD reported both childhood abuse and neglect” (Sansone & Sansone, 2010). As a result, these individuals may continue to gravitate to self-harm behaviors, whether they realize it or not, to either soothe their emotional pain or even continue what they had been accustomed to in childhood. That said, these self-harming behaviors are often impulsive and are a means to regulate the emotional instability and emptiness. That said, those with BPD might engage in purging, binging, or eating restrictions as a result of a trauma. Or those with an eating disorder may also develop more emotional dysfunction and impulsive behavior similar to that of BPD.