Background: I am diagnosed with Bipolar 2, &amp; PTSD already. My therapist thought I had BPD traits back in February, but I refused to believe her because of trauma involving my undiagnosed BPD father. 

Story: I finally asked my psychiatrist if she thought I had BPD last Wednesday. She said that I definitely have traits of BPD but was very young. She told me she is very hesitant to give out the diagnosis of BPD and because I am only 20, she does not want to diagnosis me. She said that if I feel it is still causing issues then we can revisit the topic when I am older and farther along in my mental health journey. I don't know how to feel, and the appointment has really messed with my mental state. She treated BPD like if it was on my record, it would condemn me and that was terrifying.   


Question: Has this happened to anyone else? Is this normal?