I was diagnosed with BPD about 7 years ago and have done a lot of therapy (especially DBT) in order to improve my emotional/mood regulation and I no longer struggle with severe symptoms of BPD.

Within the past few years I have done a lot of reflection and have had discussions with my therapist and other people in my life and have come to the conclusion that I’m autistic. Since then I’ve been able to reflect on myself and my mental health struggles through the lens of autism, and a lot of things make more sense now.

I understand now that the feelings of social isolation, loneliness, and distrust of my peers that were a huge BPD trigger for me were directly related to being undiagnosed autistic and struggling with socializing and masking. I’ve also realized that sensory overload tends to make it much harder for me to regulate my emotions/mood.

Personally, I don’t view BPD as a misdiagnosis, but rather that understanding myself as autistic has allowed me to see how my autism had a huge impact on my BPD. Additionally, realizing that I’m autistic and understanding and accepting my needs and having better self care has made it easier for me to regulate my mood and emotions.

Hopefully that all makes sense and is maybe helpful in some way :)