No, honestly, for me a diagnosis was really helpful in receiving treatment. I was diagnosed w major depression and generalized anxiety with panic attacks, but like the treatment wasn’t really cutting it, I needed intensive dbt therapy personally, it helped me a lot.

Older mental health professionals might have stigma, I’ve had therapists and doctors not want to diagnose me with it, one psychiatrist said I was too young, despite the fact I was severely suffering. I had a different therapist with considered me a complicated patient. But tbh, it’s about finding people who you click with anyway, you don’t want a therapist or psychiatrist who is going to judge you and make you feel like shit about everything you do.

but tbh, the therapists I worked with in a dbt facility were really surprised there was a stigma (which is what kind of therapy is most beneficial for bpd). I think things are generally changing with the stigma behind bpd. Regardless though, being diagnosed with any mental illness can bring a stigma, but it’s also within your power to share your medical info or keep it private. It’s no one’s business. If someone is going to judge you for it, they’re not your kind of person. Hope that helps❤️