Hi folks. I've been under the MH team since my teens (nearly 30 now) and I speak to my CPN every week on the phone as that's all that's available for me atm due to the pandemic. She and the other MH professionals I've ever dealt with have always been open about me having CPTSD, OCD etc so when I asked my CPN recently what she thought my main diagnosis was, she said EUPD. In the past, BPD had been mentioned here and there but it was always brushed under the carpet if you know what I mean like it was a shameful secret and we should just focus on the anxiety instead.

So I asked if EUPD is the same as BPD and she said they are similar but two different conditions and I also asked why no one has ever flat out told me by personality disorder diagnosis before and she said it's because the patient knowing they have that condition can be of harm to them and there's a stigma around it both by medical professionals and the every day public. I asked when was I officially diagnosed with this and she said the first time I saw a psychiatrist which was about 2010 I think roughly. She said I still have all the other conditions that we talk about openly and I got the famous line of "it's not the label that matters, it's your symptoms that matter". 

Sorry for rambling, just wondering if they are indeed the same conditions and if anyone else has had experience of being withheld a diagnosis? 

Take care everyone and I hope you are all well