i definitely believe that we should normalize and understand borderline personality disorder. we should definitely bring awareness to the symptoms and such but that doesn’t mean the BEHAVIORS are normal and ok. for example i cannot say that me splitting and having irrational anger is normal and ok because i have BPD. but IT IS a symptom that i want others to understand. but that doesn’t make it ok for the other party involved. having an FP and being extremely dependent on them and hyper-aware of tone changes and body changes is something that should be understood but not NORMALIZED since it can be extremely draining for us and the other party involved. impulsivity, addictions, binging, self-destruction etc or whatever other symptom you might experience is something we have to understand and learn. something we should learn how to control etc. not something that should be considered ok. UNDERSTAND the symptom not make it ok and normal. my symptoms are not “ok”. me destroying my relationships isnt “normal”. i just need others to understand me and try to help me. not support my behaviors.