Having BPD has been a journey of learning and unlearning parts of myself (even the most difficult and complex ones), making peace with my past, and recognizing that having this diagnosis doesn’t mean I am a bad person. If there is one thing I want you to take away from my story, it’s to ask what it’s like to live with BPD rather than assume things.
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