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Originally Posted by -jimi-
IMO I don't think this will change so I actually wish this diagnosis was scrapped. In the new DSM it almost sounds like people with BPD are psychopathic. Also I have the feeling gender plays a role so I also think there are female AsPD mixed in with the BPD crowd because the AsPD diagnosis is shaped around a male.
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Some of the nastiest things I have seen written about people with BPD contained a hefty dose of misogyny.
I can't help but feel that much of the stigma comes from BPD being considered a mostly female diagnosis and is therefore considered 'just a neurotic over emotional female thing' rather than a legitimate mental health problem.