Discrimination against SZ

Anyone who doesn't fit neatly into their DSM boxes gets labelled as a PD. As you know, it happened to me too and others on here. And then anyone with a PD diagnosis, genuine or otherwise, gets treated like **** by most healthcare professionals, which is awful. I couldn't even get physical healthcare anymore! My asthma, which I'd had since I was 11yo, suddenly became 'all in my head' and my medication was stopped! And my migraines were supposedly due to painkiller overuse; the painkillers that I hardly ever took btw but they never bothered to check out that assumption.

I have a friend who IMO genuinely does have BPD, but she hates the diagnosis so much because of the way she's treated. She desperately wants another diagnosis eg psychosis or bipolar, and unfortunately does try to present that way rather than 'borderline', but I can totally understand why she does this because the way she is treated, and the way I was treated when I was diagnosed ?BPD, is appalling.

*Willow*

Yes
While some mental illnesses are getting more awareness like depression and anxiety there are others such as schizophrenia and psychosis in general that are still ostracized. Mostly probably because people are scAred

I’ve had mental health professionals countlessly attribute many of my problems to my BPD diagnosis. I’ve been released from hospital earlier than I should have before because they’ve told me “longer hospitalizations are generally bad for people with BPD”, only to turn around and have a relapse or suicidal states persist outside of hospital. Last time I was in the hospital I was told I was selfish for having attempted suicide and causing my wife undue worry, and then told that I’ve had several short hospitalizations that clearly weren’t helping me. Maybe cause they didn’t truly want to help me? Was also accused of not looking anxious when I was in panic and needing medication for it. Upon my release from hospitalization last time I was still very suicidal, and the doctor was like “well, we hope that you won’t do anything stupid.” And proceeded to release me. Also I need DBT therapy and have been stuck in limbo for 7 months now…they can’t even give me an estimate as to when I can begin treatment. I feel like I'm not even treated as a valued person or patient.

It also makes me wonder about when they always attribute my hallucinations and delusional states to dissociation from my BPD. I know when I’m experiencing dissociation, and seldom do I experience it at the same time as a hallucination. Heck, hallucinations aren’t even listed under possible things with BPD to my knowledge, and most everyone else I know with the diagnosis don’t deal with hallucinations. Makes me skeptical. I wonder if I am being gaslighted to question myself and what I experience. I question myself all the time.