Ok here it is...
Do people with Mental Illnesses Stigma themselves as well?

This is the story...

I have been talking with this guy on text.. We were talking abotu his last relationship that lasted 5.5 years... He was telling me why it ended.. Said he was sick of her lazzyness and such.. Then said and she was Bipolar... Well that immediatley stung me.. I am not bipolar but i have BPD and I know the two can be similar in some ways and be confused for the other.. So my defense came up.. I get extremely defensive some times.. (even for no reason..) So i said well you shouldnt characterise all people with Bi polar or mental illnesses... He said true but i wont go down that path again.. I said well then you prob want to stop talking to me.. Cause I have BPD also known has Borderline Personality disorder... I said we aren't all the same and Im trying extremely hard to change myself and overcome this disease.. We don't ask to have it.. He said well i guess its how you deal with it then.. I said ya.. Well our conversation sorta died.. I think i scared him.. Then My BPD came out again and i sent him a message saying i was sorry if i scared him off.. He said he didnt get scared away.. But i feel like he did.. He said hes not jumping into things with me anyway.. I said ya we are just friends.. I just know how people are so quick to judge and not give someone a chance over one thing.. Well we continued talking and still am but i feel like now hes going to judge me and compare me to his ex... Am i being completely rediculous? Im just texting with this guy! Not jumping into marriage! Why am I doing this? Why do I feel this way? I always push people away! Should I just stop while im ahead? BLAH!