If she's trying to broadly hint that BPD is what she has, you can bet she's leaning heavily into the words & phrases on that chart she thinks will work to her benefit: trauma, neglect, etc. I can bet she'll also focus on the smart bit, (bottom right), that points out the words people associate with BPD: "manipulative, selfish, difficult, attention seeking".
The last 2 short statements in that bottom right segment really raised my hackles:
"This stems from the shared belief that BPD individuals tend to evoke negative emotions in others." and
"BPD individuals struggle to receive help because of society's fear of coming into contact with them.'
ANYBODY who's had the unfortunate experience of being stuck with someone with BPD in their life understands how the first statement trivializes the experiences of those who've suffered the attention of a BPD disordered person. The second statement is ridiculous - therapists aren't avoiding BPD patients because of societal fear; if they're refusing them as patients at all.
For most of us, dealing with the BDP in people around us is easily summed up in one word:
AVOID
It's not difficult for people to look up BPD, how it impacts the behaviour of those who have & their unwitting victims. Amber is an idiot - posting that, hinting this might be her problem, probably just cut her potential list of new minions by 95%.
Added: In her Q & A she says she doesn't break down in front of Becky because she "wants Becky to feel confident in her decision". Oh puke - she didn't just tell Becky she could ride her bike like a big girl as she gave her a push to start, like a proud parent. Becky doesn't need to feel confident about a decision she had already made. Talk about gaslighting!
