Category: Authors/BPD/Charlotte/Make a Difference/Mental Health/Personality disorders/Readers Stories/Stigma Ugly Acronyms: the stigma attached to personality disorders Posted On 19th December 201818th December 2018 By 1in41 Comment A EUPD diagnosis shortens your life by 20 years. Doctors routinely disbelieve us when we’re ill, due to the stigma attached to personality disorders.