How many people are familiar with it? I wasn't until a few years ago when a famous football player began to raise awareness for it because he found out he had it.

I always felt like there was something more to my depression, because there was just too much instability going on with me, both in terms of thoughts, emotions, and actions. I'm a Psychology major and I am in no position to diagnose myself, but after doing my own research on it for a few years (before I even switched my major to Psychology), it really sounds like things that I experience and have issues with. Should I see someone and flat out say I think I have BPD?

I've seen two professionals over the last 6 years, but I was never 100% honest with them. I would talk about some things but not everything, because I've always had a hard time really opening up to somebody. It's hypocritical, because I always tell my friends it's important to be open and as someone who wants to run my own psychology practice one day, I know it's hypocritical. But I've always had this feeling that I could either just help myself or if I focus on helping others, it would distract me from what I know I need to do. It's one reason why I've always put others before myself, to hide from the truth.

Thanks.