I really loved reading this. As a person who has been diagnosed with BPD, I can fully understand the importance of not allowing a diagnosis define who I am. I have embraced my BPD because out of everything that I have ever read, it's spot on. It's everything that I am, and I understand the fluidity of diagnosis, especially when so many disorders overlap. I've felt like a diagnosis in my case has helped me to understand myself a bit better, but it also has allowed me to realize that I am not defined by the diagnosis and that T doesn't define me by the diagnosis.
Thanks for posting this AG!
--Broken