I went to my psychiatrist appointment this morning. After a crisis last week, I really wanted to talk about how I believe I have quiet/discouraged BPD. However, the psychiatrist just kind of ignored what I said. When I tried to explain how I feel and that I think I have quiet/discouraged BPD she said “that’s not in your records - your records don’t indicate any behaviors of BPD. But yeah, you could have some of that” and then kept talking about prescribing Zoloft for my depression. But I was trying to tell her about my BPD symptoms AT THAT MOMENT. 

I’ve tried so hard to explain this to mental health professionals, but no one listens. They keep talking about how I have depression and anxiety, but they skim over the part about my BPD symptoms. It’s like no one listens - they just feed me what THEY think I have. 

I feel like it shouldn’t be this difficult to be diagnosed. I’ve tried over and over to explain my symptoms to therapists and psychiatrists but literally no one listens. Everyone just talks about my depression and anxiety symptoms. But a big part of my depression is BECAUSE of my BPD symptoms. 

Is getting a diagnosis for BPD hard to do? Or is it just that I’m explaining my symptoms wrong to them? How long did it take for you to get diagnosed with BPD?