I think we need to start putting Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD/EUPD) under the microscope
I think it's high time we really get into it
Let's stop faffing about and get real
Like why do men get diagnosed with C-PTSD but women with the same experiences and symptoms get BPD
Or, hmm, I dunno, maybe why women who are undiagnosed neurodivergent are continually misdiagnosed with BPD without a moments consideration that it could be something else at play
Or how the diagnosis is given so quickly on assumption
It's almost like...
I dunno man
Anyone remember that period in the history of psychology where women who were dealing with trauma from abuse and/or sexual assault and the like were said to have "hysteria"
Ykno how they'd have one conversation with a psych and the psych would be like, "hmm, female, emotionally unstable, difficulties communicating, fragile sense of self. Oh yes yes, hysterical"
RING ANY BELLS!? ANYONE!?
As someone who was misdiagnosed with EUPD/BPD at 21 after one conversation with zero investigation. Who also later discovered they have adhd (diagnosed at 26) and autism (undiagnosed/dismissed due to adhd etc.). I find it pretty fucken sus that all these women are given this bullshit catch all diagnosis that labels them a problem and places the blame entirely on the flaw within themselves and then just... left to it.
I've been a part of BPD groups. I've seen those women. I've seen how the diagnosis has NOT helped them. I've seen how their symptoms have worsened. How hopeless they feel. How they try and try to do or be better but can't seem to get the hang of it.
And I've seen how many of them really need help dealing with their trauma, their symptoms of C-PTSD. I've seen how so many of them have had difficulties with parents friends and partners, always being misunderstood and the problem, almost like... hmm I don't fucken know - neurodivergent people maybe!
Honestly, to anyone who has been given the diagnosis of borderline. I urge you to investigate. Dig deeper. Do your own research. Look into the stats on misdiagnosis (I promise you, they are staggering!) Look at what conditions/disorders are often mistaken for borderline. Just do yourself a favour and question this label. Investigate.
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BPD Acceptance & Awareness Flag
Flag for
Borderline personality disorder (BPD)/ Emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD) community.
I made this BPD flag because im not a fan of the color palettes of the other ones I've seen.
Flag colour meanings:
-The black and white circle stands for BPD peoples' black and white thinking.
-The hand of Eris; contradiction and discord
-Light blue is for Diversity within the BPD community
-Dark blue is for is for our intense negative emotions
-White is for dissociation and regression in the community
-Dark yellow is for our intense positive emotions
-Light yellow is for BPD awareness and acceptance
Date made: 11 June 2021
I had this posted on Tumblr when I first made it, but I deleted my old account
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Me: Ugh, why hasn’t X texted me recently? Do they hate me that much? Do they not care?
Also me: doesn’t text people because of anxiety and also because I forget they exist
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