I had a similar experience at uni of a diagnosis of BPD and at the time it felt like it fitted me. I'm now 7 years on and have recently had this changed to 'personality traits' for the moment as the full diagnosis just didn't sit right with me any more. Whether the original diagnosis (from a CPN with the Crisis Team) wasn't correct, was just a possibility or is still correct now I'm not sure. But what I would really recommend is to thoroughly explore this with your care team so you've got the best understanding of it yourself and how what you are experiencing fits this. There is a BPD thread somewhere, maybe you could join that as well so you can chat to others who may be experiencing similar things?
Like Buttons says, self diagnosis is not ideal and I'd be wary of the information that is easily found on the internet/books unless you can be sure it's from legitimate sources and, even more essential, based on up to date and in depth research/professionals. There is a lot of stigma and misinformation surrounding BPD both from the public and some professional areas xxx
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