u/FirefighterOk9474

This isn’t a hit to them personally. It’s just a small thing. I’ve noticed when I open up about having bipolar, ppl with borderline are always quick to say “me too”. And then they say they have bpd. I can’t relate to that because I don’t have bpd. . . Both our struggles are valid but it’s not relatable at all. I have had bpd friends and I couldn’t really handle them, this isn’t a jab at them but there isn’t much in common between the two issues. Maybe when I wasn’t medicated properly I would come off as bpd to an untrained eye. But there are certain factors and characteristics that aren’t the same. I just don’t think they entirely understand us. . . The medication, the understanding that my personality and illness aren’t connected at all so it’s like having a tumor growing on you that is a giant inconvenience. Idk it’s just not relatable