Hi everyone. Just got diagnosed this week with BPD. I've known I had it since about 2014. I was searching for any illness that met my criteria, i've known somethings been different since I was about 14. Although i've probably had symptoms since 8 and never realised. Anyway when I was 14 I cried so hard reading about BPD because it fit me so much. I was toxic in relationships and obsessed with drugs and alcohol to dissociate with real life. Now that I finally have my diagnosis i've read a lot into BPD and this sub in particular has been great. At this point i'm screaming in my head to delete everything because of all the negative backlash ill receive but screw it. Anyway I just want everyone to know that i'm happy to know we all have this battle together and none of us are alone. So yeah, that's about it really. Best of luck to all of you :)

P.S. Just fell into a shame spiral because I couldn't figure out why I couldn't post this. Turns out I didn't put a title, welcome to reddit.