@TideisTurning Stigma is something that we often see impacting on clients and on the way they are treated by others. Common beliefs that I have heard include beliefs that people with BPD are being manipulative or attention seeking. I also often hear people say that people with BPD are untreatable.  

I can only imagine how hard it must be having to come up against these kinds of attitudes. What I would say is that I think this is slowly changing and hopefully over time we can get the right information out to the public. The more we can speak about BPD and dispel these myths the better.

What I would also say is that there are lots of great people who do not believe in these attitudes and want to work with people with BPD. I work at Spectrum because I want to work with people with a diagnosis of BPD and this is true for many others.