I was diagnosed with BPD by my former therapist after a hospitalization and I don’t believe the diagnosis. There are parts of it that sound like me, but also believe that this can’t possibly be what I have. I hope K don’t get downvoted for the way I’m phrasing this as I have nothing against people with the disorder—I think it is incredibly wrong how much it is discriminated against, especially in the mental health profession. And that’s really my fear—to be labeled with this and be unable to find help in the future. I live in a very rural area with little resources and have already been turned away by most of the clinicians in the area due to my hospitalization. 

Was anybody in denial of your diagnosis? How did you learn to accept this? How did you find help without the stigma getting in the way? I’m so messed up about this.