hi all, i've just made my first ever appointment with a psychiatrist and now that it's set in stone i'm absolutely terrified, lol. i don't have any diagnoses yet, but i've been experiencing pretty bad mental health symptoms (mood swings, dissociation, lack of focus, bouts of depression &amp; anxiety.... the list goes on) for pretty much as long as i can remember. obviously since i haven't been seen or diagnosed yet, i don't know if i have BPD, or something else, or something else AND BPD, but i do strongly suspect that i may have it, or at least borderline traits.

anyways, i was wondering what the process is going to look like. i've heard many things about BPD diagnosis, that it could be diagnosed in a couple of sessions or that it could take months or years to be assessed &amp; diagnosed; i have no idea what goes into a diagnosis, what kinds of questions i'll be asked, whether it'll be something like a questionnaire or two or if it'll be long ass interviews about my entire life history. i suspect it'll take me a bit longer to get any kind of diagnosis since i have overlapping symptoms of BPD, ADHD, anxiety, etc. but can someone who's been through this before tell me about your experiences, how long it took for you, what kinds of questions or measures were asked/used... anything else i might need to know? thanks so much in advance.