just a reminder, "BPD" stands for borderline personality disorder (unstable dramatic relationships and emptiness, Amber Heard), not bipolar disorder (episodes of mania & depression, Kanye).
(and to all the ppl thinking I'm subtweeting them - it's not just you- I've had like 5 different ppl confuse them recently! which is why it's maybe worth a reminder)
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