Welcome to the boards Eric. Glad you found us. I have been diagnosed borderline too. I am highfunctioning though I have been hospitalized once during a depressive episode. BPD can be tricky but I believe it can be overcome and life can be good. I was glad to get my DX because it helped me understand exactly what was going on which made me feel less crazy.
Carrie

<font color=green>But the implicit and usually unconscious bargain we make with ourselves is that, yes, we want to be healed, we want to be made whole, we're willing to go some distance, but we're not willing to question the fundamental assumptions upon which our way of life has been built, both personally and societally.--Bill Plotkin, Soulcraft