As the title says, had an emergency psychiatry appointment today a week after going to the ER for severe depressive features/self harm/pseudohallucinations last week. I knew that BPD was a possibility given my symptoms, but due to media representations that highlight outward manipulation, expressiveness and rage, all of which I don't (think?) i exhibit, I wasn't expecting such an explicit diagnosis from the psychiatrist.

Are there any resources or personal anecdotes that y'all can offer me about people with BPD's success? I'm incredibly committed to school, have great grades, and have always been such a high achieving person. I know that mental illness doesn't mean that this isn't possible, but it's hard not to get myself into a deep internet hole that highlights all the negative experiences by people with BPD and other who have had negative relationships with sufferers.