Hey.
So I've known I've had BPD for a long time, but I am just now being diagnosed (was "too young", had not been reporting symptoms for long enough, etc). Most of my friends are younger than I am, like 13 or so (I just relate to them better. Its not like I'm a pedophile or anything inappropriate, and I'm a sort of role model for them in our community [we're thespians]), so it's not something I'm going to talk to them about for a while. The older ones know of some of the issues I've been dealing with, but the in depth stuff itsn't something that they need to know about yet.
ANYWAY, I have a few pretty close friends my age-we're all just starting out in college, etc. They know a lot about what I've been through-still not it all because I don't want them to worry too much about me. I told my two closest friends this today:

"I have Borderling Personality Dissorder with Bi-Polar Depression. I'm telling you about the new diagnosis not to get attention, but so you know if i say or do things that are just...wrong...its not me. Its the disease. And because I don't want to loose you as a friend because of it. It's not an excuse for me to do or say stupid *****...but when I do, I just need you to understand that it, in a way, is not my fault and there are things that I do that are not under my control. I've always had it, so its not really a new thing,but this type of thing is something that can't be diagnosed until early adulthood because its a personality thing and like personality forms...etc
This isn't like a disclaimer and by saying that you get it or that you understand is like signing a waver, because that makes me feel guilty. But in a way it is that. I just need you to know that no matter what I say or do, I do value our friendship over whatever may have illicted a bad reaction from me."

I didn't like start the convo like that, I said that like I needed to talk to themand I guess eased them into it a bit more. One of them is a psych major and knew a bit about BPD already, but the other didn't so I gave her the link to the article on BPD on this site.

I guess what I want to ask is what reactions other people have gotten when they've told loved ones about their diagnosis. Or anything else you have to say that might be relevant to this. Feel free to friend me and PM me! Love talking to people I can relate to