after almost a year of supposed treatment for BPD, my symptoms of inappropriate anger, paranoia under stress, rapidly shifting emotions, and all of the core feelings of being neglected, alone, and helpless aren’t symptoms of the disease anymore; they’re a response to real conditions. I finally realize that a diagnosis of BPD will create a response in the mental health system (and others) that can actually trigger these so-called symptoms, locking you into the borderline criteria. The clinical term for this situation is “iatrogenic,” meaning a treatment that causes more illness.
