I'm Kathy and was finally diagnosed with BPD about 9 years ago at 54. The benefit is I don't have the character flaws I thought I had. From there it went downhill. I lost my mind. I had to quit the last two jobs because I couldn't retain information. It's in a business that has a lot of government compliance issues. I didn't know what to do next. Now my meds are perfect. It took four years. My memory is back; I'm articulate again;I have energy and actually can't sit down and veg out all the time like I used to. I'm not spending money like it's growing on trees. AND I LOST 25 POUNDS IN THREE MONTHS. I think it was the decrease in Seroquel and the increase in Synthroid. So there is hope for a "normal" life.