Struggling to Get Diagnosed with BPD

I had symptoms since middle school but no one really noticed until after high school when I was diagnosed with bipolar 1 (I suspect it’s a misdiagnosis as I haven’t improved much with meds despite trying several) I was later diagnosed with BPD not long after my bipolar diagnosis as when my therapist looked at doctors notes from my most recent hospitalization at the time, they noted some cluster B traits, specifically those of BPD. My therapist went over the symptoms with me to see what I’d experienced and we’d determined that yeah that sounded kinda like me. I still feel like I’m chiefly treated for Bipolar 1 though which seems ineffective. The clinic I’ve temporarily transferred to for DBT I didn’t even see where they noted BPD in visit summaries. It feels like I’m slowly tearing myself apart and I can’t get jack sh!t in terms of proper help.

I had the opposite experience…because my sister was diagnosed with BPD as a teenager, I refused to let it sink in for months when my team diagnosed me. Now that I’ve accepted it and am working through to correct the symptoms, it’s easier.

Yeah I'd been trying to get a diagnosis since middle school, I told my school counselor that I was having paranoid thoughts and she said only people with schizophrenia get those🤦‍♂️ finally got one when I turned 18.

It really depends on your doctor I had the same issue but luckily I got diagnosed at a young age