From chat room, as promised ...

I'd see if I could get the BPD thing changed to PTSD for sure.

Borderline has so many negative connotations associated with it and many "better" doctors are starting to shy away from assigning that label as they're figuring out that for many survivors of long term abuse, they aren't borderline after all but rather suffering from PTSD and Complex PTSD.

I had been assigned the BPD label by one doctor in the county mental health system and before I relocated to another part of the state the other doctor told me that I wasn't BPD that I was C-PTSD and changed it on paper so the "nightmare" of a BPD diagnosis wouldn't continue to follow me around.

I guess another way you could handle it would be to start out with a new therapist and don't reveal any past diagnoses or anything. Maybe if you're lucky, you'll get one who won't continue to hang millstones around your neck ... A lot of therapists are shying away from even labeling at all now as they're beginning to realize that it can hinder a person when it comes to employment, etc.

I wish I had more to offer ...