Im not diagnosed but im trying to get one. Ive done so much research on this for at least a year now, going through stages of feeling like i need help bc im crazy and abnormal and losing my mind, only to look back days or even hours later and decide i was overreacting and am absolutely fine. My family and friends unknowingly invalidate my experiences bc they cant see them. I internalize everything and am at my worst when im alone. They characterize bpd only by obvious displays of extreme anger and dependency and dangerous behavior, and they act like they know me better than i know myself. Is this a common thing that ppl with bpd have to face? It just makes me feel even crazier.