Posted by Shy_Girl on April 23, 2005, at 14:44:46
Hello
I was just wondering why there is so much written about borderline personality disorder stigma. It's not very encouraging to me. I don't think of myself as a difficult person to be around, yet articles I've read suggest that BPD is one of the most stigmatized of mental illnesses.
Even here at babble, I don't find much mention of BPD. Most are much more likely to acknowledge bipolar disorder.
It's upsetting to me that it is seen that it is my "personality" which is disordered. I KNOW that I'm a good person, yet this label of BPD suggests that my whole being, which is ME is somehow very flawed and undesirable.
I'm wondering if it is a good idea or not to mention my diagnosis of BPD to future Ts, pdocs, or GPs. Will they automatically assume I'll be difficult and most likely reject me???
I want to hear some success stories of people with BPD. How did you overcome it? Was stigma a problem? Do you think it helped you or hurt you to know your diagnosis?
At first I was ok with it, but I read through the many articles written about BPD over again and it seems like such a serious illness. I don't consider myself as having such a serious illness. I hate to think that people will dislike me because of this label. Any thoughts on this?
Shy_Girl
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