Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone here has ever worked in a profession where you feel like you have to wear a mask.  How do you deal with it?

I'm considering working in counseling. Although I would no longer say I have full blown BPD, I still deal with a few mildish symptoms at times. Because of this, I would like some sort of support system that is in the loop about my diagnosis. But in the psychiatric world BPD is like cancer- so I don't really have a way of asking for the guidance without severe judgement at the very least.

I feel extremely alone in this. I want to be the best that I can be, and I feel like I should have some sort of accountability or even explicit guidance on how not to let BPD symptoms interfere with the work I'm doing. I think it's funny how BPD is so stigmatized by the people who are supposed to be treating it, and I hope to change this at some point in my lifetime :)

TLDR: I want to go into a counseling field but I have BPD-help?