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Some clinicians will diagnose people with BPD if they do not like the person, if they are difficult, self-injure or are angry (especially women) even if they do not meet the minimum criteria for the disorder.
I was diagnosed with BPD when I was a teenager. The diagnosis did not describe what I was experiencing so I never accepted it. Later on I learned I had ASD. My anger at the bullies and a bad reaction to two SSRIs made it appear like I had BPD. Sometimes when people are stressed they can appear to have the disorder but the symptoms recede once the stressful event resolves. BPD traits have to be chronic (at least a year) and present in all contexts of a person's life. This is why BPD should never be diagnosed in haste.
Definitely do some research.
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