So I likely have BPD, according to my psychiatrist. He wants to look into me starting DBT. 

So I mentioned my likely diagnosis to a friend I know who has BPD herself, and she was perfectly supportive, and encouraging. She was glad I’m trying to get help. The others I told, who don’t have BPD? Not so much. Comments ranged from outright, “You can’t POSSIBLY have that” to “I know plenty of normal people like that, you’re fine” to criticizing DBT individual and group therapy, as being “absolutely ridiculous”. One person even thought I meant bipolar disorder, and said I didn’t seem bipolar, which is absolutely hilarious, because I was diagnosed with bipolar when I was 12 years old, and continue to take medication for it. I thought it was very strange that they weren’t aware of this! 

All in all, it felt like most people were the exact opposite of supportive. In fact, many were downright discouraging! Here, I’m trying to get better, and being told not to take steps to get better at all. I know I’m definitely not okay, and I didn’t think I hid my emotions so well...or maybe these friends are just seeing what they want to see?

Has anyone else had friends react this way when coming out as BPD or even (such as in my case) likely BPD?