Mental health diagnoses come from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and are tools used by clinicians to describe patterns of thoughts and behaviors—not identities.
A diagnosis such as Borderline Personality Disorder is not who you are. It may or may not fully capture your lived experience. From a mindfulness and
existential perspective, labels describe temporary patterns, not the totality of an evolving human being. Insight and awareness can change patterns that once felt permanent.
