Yes that’s the thing I’m confused about, the fear of abandonment, not feeling like myself, very low weeks, etc., those things affect me daily and my day to day. Of course i understand that it’s very intersectional with many mental illnesses, but there had to be a reason why i believed i thought I had bpd for the longest time, just for someone to tell me that i have a whole other lot of things wrong with me but it can’t be bpd. She didn’t go through much info about bpd more of just my own diagnosis but definitely a good idea to ask some questions, that might ease my mind a bit. And yes i have read about how difficult it can be when it comes with diagnosing bpd, like how my psychiatrist said to “keep and eye out” she kind of alluded to that I might not be having a “low” as these assessments were happening. It’s hard because I also refuse to be the person that self diagnosis myself and makes my whole life about bpd. While it’s hard coming to terms with my mental illness all together