@Matanane_Malia i also forgot to mention that getting diagnosed with borderline really didnt do much to benefit me because they do offer dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) even if you arent diagnosed! the best thing they could do anyway is possibly just give you mood stabilizers but since it is a personality disorder and not a mood disorder (like bipolar), there isnt much else they can do. i say dont sweat it!! <3

@Matanane_Malia self diagnosis is not smart, especially not with a personality disorder like BPD. always talk to a professional before telling people you have something.

@Noma For me, i didn't know of BPD before getting diagnosed. i have PTSD too which makes someone much more likely to have BPD.

@Noma Anyways as long as youre not telling people you have bpd when youre not properly diagnosed you should be fine. talk about it with a psychiatrist or therapist if you have access to one. they can help you from there.

@Cribsy I often wonder if I also have autism but I’m currently diagnosed with BPD

@Cribsy As someone with all three, I think that they might run together more often than people realize. I've noticed a lot of people in online autistic communities have BPD. ADHD and especially autistic people tend to grow up with a lot of unmet needs and social rejection because the majority of people don't understand what they need at a deep level. I bet especially if one or both parents are neurotypical (or unknowingly neurodivergent, but force social norms out of their own defenses). That could create a lot of rejection trauma, which might later manifest as BPD. I'm still a freshman in college, but I hope to one day do academic research on the possible overlap of autism and BPD/personality disorders