My birth family doesn't need to know about my diagnosis or my behaviors or my feelings considering that it is their fault I developed it in the first place. They know a very little bit about my situation because someone else told them and they have been treating me like I'm crazy ever since. I don't care though because I'm not the one who is crazy and I hate them.

My close friends that I know would put in the time to learn what BPD is beyond just the stereotypes know. The others don't need to know because the majority of my symptoms typically only show up in a therapeutic relationship, the self harm is under control, and my suicidal thoughts are disturbing to people who have never experienced them. I'm not going to act on them so I'm not going to burden them with worrying about it.