I am struggling with my mental health at the moment and I have been suspecting for a long time that I could have bpd. I don’t want to self diagnose but I also am not able to deal with whatever problem I have without getting treatment. 

I wondered what would be the best way to bring this up to a therapist? Would it be better to just explain what my problems are or to just say that I think it’s bpd? I’ve heard that it can be really difficult to diagnose someone with bpd so I don’t want to waste time when I already have an idea of what it could be. 

I’m really unsure what to do so any advise would be appreciated.