> a lot of the research shows that like 90% of Borderlines are victims of child abuse or sex abuse.

does it? or does it show that 90% of borderlines REPORT being the victims of child abuse or sex abuse? the majority of reports of abuse... nobody attempts to find independent evidence for.

this is a pretty extreme stat... i've seen 80% cited a lot...

> Guess I'm just wondering if I can still be Borderline if no one ever hit me.

90% of people say they have been kinda logically entails that 10% of people say they haven't been.

if the stat is about childhood abuse then that covers a hell of a lot of ground this day and hitting isn't necessary. some people define abuse so widely that i think they would have trouble finding a single person who wasn't abused. others go with self report so anyone who identifies with being a victim counts...