by Casper » Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:24 pm
Wow, was that ever NOT the way to tell you. I'm hoping it's only because they thought that you already knew, and they were just writing it down to dot the i's and cross the t's.
Well, I'll tell you right now, even if they did tell you, they wouldn't be able to explain it well. It's a really tricky disorder to understand. Heck, even though I have it, when I first read all about it, I didn't understand it (I still don't fully understand it...I don't think I do, anyway). It's one of those ones where you'll read a whole lot on it, not believe 99% of it at first, and then, as time goes by, you'll start to see how your life really does fit in with the diagnosis. You just learn as you go.
That said, I'm sorry you had to hear it that way. A diagnosis is never easy, and to just get it dropped on you like that...again, wow. For what little it's worth, we've got a wealth of experience in the BPD field here, so if you have any questions at all, just ask!!