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Originally Posted by hopealwayz
I always knew that I would always have to work on my psychiatric problems because my anxiety and panic disorder as well as depression are chronic so I already planned to stay on top of my mental health but now I have to stay on top of this too.
I did read that some people go into remission and some even no longer meet the criteria for the diagnosis. That offered some hope.
There’s actually many medical disorders that are stigmatized.
Do you think that I will be able to accept this?
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Yes, definitely, many conditions that are out of the normal/average range are stigmatized. I think it is significantly better than even 10 years ago, but still.
I think some people with BPD improve a lot and even become symptom-free with normal aging. Isolating may not help though as you already crave the connection and care so much, by default... depriving yourself might just make the symptoms worse, not better. Like excessive physical starvation from organic nutrients.
I think many people accept their BPD diagnosis and learn to live with it and work around it. There are a few on this forum as well. Maybe try to talk with some of them privately or even seek out support groups in your 3D life.