i read a lot of psych articles and research about BPD. i feel like the people writing these papers have never sat down and talked to someone with bpd. thinking back on my childhood and through years of therapy, i realize almost all if not all of my symptoms come from years of trauma and abuse throughout my entire life. neither of my parents family had BPD, bi polar or depression. i feel like it takes the blame off of all the people who abused me to say this condition is genetic. 

i dont feel like splitting, black and white thinking, self harm, etc is a natural response even with faulty genetics. i was abused to become this way  