“I learned the hard way that when I talk about it, I get boxed into some kind of preconceived notions about it.”
“I’m trying to let go of my old self.”
"I’ve had medical professionals see BPD on my details and think it’s bipolar disorder."
“I found out days later that my previous therapist and my psychiatrist diagnosed me without letting me know.”
"BPD isn't a life sentence anymore."
"I love life, but have extreme difficulty living it."
"Just providing a diagnosis without any information or support wasn't helpful."
"I wish people would quit undermining the challenges that come with HPD."
"Every aspect of my life was picked over in minute detail."
"I have to ride the waves of my emotions all day."
"I have battled to fit into society, working out how to behave and how to communicate."
"For the first time, I stopped being ‘27 personalities in a trenchcoat’."
"At times it almost felt like I had a double life."
"It helps me to know that I can be a icon of hope for others still at the bottom of the abyss."
"Discovering how to enjoy being alone is really what saved me from feeling lonely."
"Everything about me could be written off as BPD and my feelings or emotions weren’t valid."
"The fact that recovery wasn’t a linear process was really difficult for me to accept."
"You’re constantly under scrutiny for the way you react and it causes you to feel like a villain."
"The therapist screamed at me that I was incurable."
"Many men don't get diagnosed with BPD because they're just dismissed as depressed or antisocial."
