When I was first labelled with borderline personality disorder, it wasn’t a proper diagnosis. The term “emerging personality disorder” appeared… more
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When I was first labelled with borderline personality disorder, it wasn’t a proper diagnosis. The term “emerging personality disorder” appeared… more