i just wanted to correct u on not being able to be diagnosed with bpd until you are an adult—this isn't true. there's nothing in the icd or dsm criteria that states that cannot be diagnosed under the age of 18. in fact your environment in childhood is one half of how bpd develops. many psychiatrists may refuse to diagnose bpd in minors-
-because of stigma in the mental health field, not because minors can't have bpd. early teens is actually when bpd symptoms starts to manifest, on average age 14 or one year before puberty.
i just wanted to correct u on not being able to be diagnosed with bpd until you are an adult—this isn't true. there's nothing in the icd or dsm criteria that states that cannot be diagnosed under the age of 18. in fact your environment in childhood is one half of how bpd develops. many psychiatrists may refuse to diagnose bpd in minors-
-because of stigma in the mental health field, not because minors can't have bpd. early teens is actually when bpd symptoms starts to manifest, on average age 14 or one year before puberty.