Sorry, this is a bit of a vent post, so I apologize if my ramblings are a bit of a jumble. 

When people talk about mental illness, they often site depression and anxiety as causes to champion for. Which is great, because mental illness is a topic that should be allowed to be discussed openly, but even the people who speak out in support of more common diagnoses (such as depression or anxiety) are the same people who say that borderline individuals are inherently selfish, there's no curing them, they're manipulative, liars... etc. 

Fortunately, I don't see this a lot irl, since I think most people don't really even know that BPD exists, but I see it a lot on reddit. As soon as borderline gets referenced in a post in any way, there will always be extremely hurtful and ignorant comments targeting that specifically. Here are a few quotes I've noticed just recently: 
"Well, she is borderline... they are totally self-centered. 'Borderline' is the only word that matters here." 
"Since she has borderline, this is to be expected." 
"Borderline people can never truly love, they can only artificially love." 
"If she really does have borderline, run and never look back." 

I guess I shouldn't take it personally (none of these comments were directed towards me, they were all responses to various OPs) 
but it's hard seeing this as the popular attitude towards borderline people. I haven't come out to anyone about my diagnosis yet, and seeing this sort of stuff makes me all the more hesitant. How do you guys deal with this sort of stuff? 

