I'm not diagnosed with any mental illnesses/disorders, so I'm not going to claim that I have anything. But, as I said in the title, I experience many symptoms of BPD (fear of abandonment, unclear self-image, impulsive behaviour, mood swings, feelings of emptiness, explosive anger, splitting, dissociation). Sussing out these sorts of communities has already helped a little..I feel less hopeless about it all I guess. Now I ask myself, where do I go from here? How do I work on these issues I've mentioned? How have you all started trying to improve yourselves? I guess the first step is to get assessed by a doctor..I'm kinda scared though, and embarrassed to ask a parent to take me. I'm 19 but the thought of going there by myself scares me.