i’m in a PHP right now and was recently diagnosed with bpd. today one of the other patients was totally slandering bpd and saying so many awful things, like how we are volatile bc apparently her mom had bpd and was abusive. i completely shut down and didn’t know what to say because i was embarrassed and didn’t want her to think i am like that. i am not. i am a kind person, i try my hardest. it was really upsetting and sent me into a total shut down episode for the rest of group. does anyone have any recommendations of how to deal with this? even if i don’t feel up to speaking up about it. it rlly do be hell in here (my brain)