I've been struggling with what I was always told was "just depression and anxiety" since my very early teen years. Long story short, I'm in my early 20s and my condition has become much more worse than I think anyone could have pictured nine or ten years ago. I recently suffered a horrible mental breakdown which required hospitalization. The doctor in the ER suggested that I probably have BPD. We then had a somewhat brief conversation about why he thought that. One of the reasons was the symptom of having "issues with identity." He said this could be defined as unstable self-identity and self-image. I started crying again when the doctor said this because this describes me to a tee. In recent years, I feel that I completely lack an identity. Don't get me wrong, I have things like a name, a birth date, and phone number, but I have no clue what makes me "me." Everyday is a brand new identity crisis and it doesn't help that I'm at that age where I'm expected by society to pick a job, pick a partner, and think about settling down.

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I'm NOT asking for a diagnosis on here, HOWEVER, I am asking for ways to cope with my feelings a lack of identity and very unstable self-image. I'm sorry this post is so long, but I'm not sure where to turn to. I'm in between psychiatrists (I finally get to see a brand new one in a few days), as well looking for a new therapist (the one I had been seeing for a couple years passed away unexpectedly last January). My roommate suggested finding coping advice on Reddit to hold me over so here I am... :-/