I'm diagnosed with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD for short) - previously known as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - and I have suspected PTSD and a dissociative disorder.

Recently, I've been trying to make more online friends and my EUPD has been flaring like crazy this past week. I've been trying to keep it under wraps but it is such a huge part of my life and it is severely impacting my ability to rationalise situations and interact with people. I can't hide such a huge portion of my life and I don't want to, but the people I want to tell about it are online and I'm scared of being treated differently because of the stigma around my disorder.

Maybe it's not a good idea to tell them, or maybe it is. But how do you tell people that you have a severe mental illness?

It is kicking my ass right now and I feel a need to say something so they understand why I'm being the way I am. But I'm terrified I'll tell them and find out they have a huge stigma against people like me, or that they'll start treating me like a little kid. Any advice would be appreciated