Regardless of whether or not I am borderline, I have realized something from my therapist thinking I might be and my research.

"Manipulative"

"Lying"

"Self-centered"

"Immature"

"Unable to handle challenges others can (i.e. weak)"

"Poorly behaved"

"Personality disordered"

Okay, so nearly everyone with BPD has terrible self-esteem and hates themselves. To the point where they are suicidal sometimes. And then we stick a label on them that people think means all the above.

Is that going to help them heal, or is that going to make them worse?

Hmmm, let's see. I don't think I know the answer to that one...

It's a public health crisis. A major one. I wonder what the suicide rate among borderline people looks like in the days and weeks following diagnosis. I was just told that I *might* be borderline a few days ago, and it made me feel so worthless and suicidal.

We need to change this. This is wrong and disgusting. Just wrong! Making people that already hate themselves feel even worse is a horrible thing for our culture to condone. It's a horrible thing for us as a community of people with MI (any and all forms of MI) to allow to happen. We need to rally around our borderline brothers and sisters, who had no choice in having the illness they have, and support them.

How many more people need to die before we realize that you can't make sick people better by demonizing them?!

Anyone agree? What can we do about this?