Hey so as the title says I'm new to BPD, I've recently been told that I suffer with this alongside depression and I'm trying to find out more about it. I usually suffer with two severe depressive episodes a year which last around 2-4 months each, and then the rest of the year im pretty much completely symptom free and can function pretty well. After reading through the symptoms of BPD I'm struggling to see how I fit the criteria, I experienced no trauma as a child, i don't really experience mood swings besides depression,I don't struggle with feelings of abandonment, black and white thinking I'd say all my relationships are generally pretty stable and have been that way for a while,  and I'm definitely not an impulsive person. The only areas that seem familiar to me is hearing voices/paranoia that I get alongside depressive episodes, this vanishes when the episode is finished. 

After talking through this with a psychiatrist I was told that I was in the small minority of people who develop bpd when they experienced no trauma, and then I'm in another minority of people who only experience symptoms when they're depressed (so during the two depressive episodes/year I mentioned). Just looking for some insight really as I was under the impression it was bipolar/cyclothymia for around 2 years and now my diagnosis has completely changed. Thanks to anyone who replies, hope you're all doing OK 💕