my reaction is not to those who are able to know their own limits and care to refer out clients they dont feel qualified or able to help. my reaction is to those who help add to the stigma surrounding the diagnosis by further ostracizing people who have it.

i hear far too often from people in the field, "i dont treat borderlines" as if every person with the borderline personality disorder diagnosis is the same. that is objectification and it pisses me off.

if there are some behaviors that are often associated with the diagnosis, that one feels unable to manage appropriately, then ask those questions and screen for that. but to act like individuals with the BPD diagnosis are some huge monolith unacceptable IMO.