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I was also given the BPD and written off. It was very frustrating to get fair and proper care. This happened in the mid 1990s when the diagnosis was really popular. I got it because I reacted to an SSRI and my autistic traits were misinterpreted.
Apparently I had suppressed memories. For years I questioned myself and wondered if I was abused. Those people even told me I had PTSD because of my bad eye contact and trouble with socializing. I wondered because I have very acute senses, startle easy, had a speech delay, appeared deaf in childhood, and had social and behavior problems in school. When I learned about ASD I asked my mother about it. She told me about the things I did such as repetitive play. This was enough to get assessed. It answered so many of my questions and why I am the way I am. BPD failed to explain all that and so did all the providers who couldn't or wouldn't bother to do a thorough assessment.
It was a relief to learn my troubles were due to the way I am, not my mother or anyone else. I was really close to my parents.I always had trouble with the abuse theory because I had no memories of it. I'm finally healing. BPD didn't let me because I was accused of having motivations that I did not have nor did I relate to the criteria.
Sometimes clinicians are so blind they will try to shape a client to fit a diagnosis. BPD is over diagnosed. It is wrong.
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Dx: Didgee Disorder
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