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One of my best friends was diagnosed with BPD 7 years ago. She fought hard to get diagnosed with something that fit what she was feeling, but afterward her therapist told her it's just a throwaway diagnosis in order to placate those who can't find a proper diagnosis, even though Bipolar Disorder and the other personality disorders didn't fit.

Is there some truth in this statement? Was the therapist just uneducated about how BPD manifests even though she's the one that diagnosed her?

Also, in your experience, how long does it take on average to be diagnosed with BPD once trauma and/or symptoms start to occur?

I have a B.S. in Psychology so I know the basic criteria but you would definitely know more, plus it seemed weird that the therapist would immediately put her down like that.