Hi Paddy,

I read your other thread and replied. It's nice to see other posters from the same country. In my case, this pdoc is the first person to have mentioned BPD (and I only heard that via my T) but I do know that more and more people seem to be 'earning' this label. Due to the negative associations (the stigma) attached to this disorder, it can feel like name-calling and there is the risk that professionals will abuse their power by dishing out this label to all patients they find difficult to treat. It's awful that people should feel ashamed to share about a serious and real illness that they have because of the stigma attached. It seems that the borderline has become the new 'neurotic' (a label that is rarely used now because of the negative connotations associated).

I don't think my pdoc is a 'bad guy' - he seems to be far more professional and competent than the first one I saw and I suppose their job is to see a lot of patients and make a lot of relatively quick decisions/judgments.

Onzi