--- title: Pete Davidson Addresses Struggle With BPD on Instagram description: Pete Davidson has publicly addressed his struggle with borderline personality disorder as well as the bullying he says he has endured. canonical: https://time.com/5469557/pete-davidson-bpd/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-03T18:44:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-13T08:16:30.603Z og:title: Pete Davidson on Struggle With Borderline Personality Disorder og:description: "I'm upset I even have to say this" og:url: https://time.com/5469557/pete-davidson-bpd/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd19d5cfdd370c860/69894074e76ad22a99633ab1/pete-davidson-bpd.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Pete-Davidson-BPD og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Pete Davidson on Struggle With Borderline Personality Disorder twitter:description: "I'm upset I even have to say this" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd19d5cfdd370c860/69894074e76ad22a99633ab1/pete-davidson-bpd.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'I'm Upset I Even Have to Say This.' 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Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson have called it quits, PEOPLE confirms._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 3, 2018 6:44 PM UTC Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson have called it quits, PEOPLE confirms.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 3, 2018 6:44 PM UTC [Pete Davidson](http://time.com/5451494/pete-davidson-apologizes-dan-crenshaw-saturday-night-live/) has publicly addressed his struggle with [borderline personality disorder](http://time.com/4957789/snl-pete-davidson-boderline-personality-disorder/) as well as the bullying he says he has endured because of the mental illness. The _Saturday Night Live_ cast member, who has recently come under public scrutiny for both his [breakup with Ariana Grande](http://time.com/5424629/ariana-grande-pete-davidson-split/) and a skit on _SNL_ in which he made a controversial joke about a [GOP congressional candidate](http://time.com/5444687/snl-dan-crenshaw-pete-davidson-veteran/) who lost an eye while serving in Afghanistan, took to Instagram on Monday to share a Notes screenshot in which he spoke out against the way he has been treated by those critical of his behavior. Davidson was diagnosed with BPD in 2017. The full post read as follows: --- > “” --- Davidson has previously spoken about his mental health struggles both on _SNL_ and in interviews. “I’ve been having a lot of problems,” he told Marc Maron on the [_WTF_ podcast](http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-849-pete-davidson) in September 2017\. “This whole year has been a f—ing nightmare. This has been the worst year of my life, getting diagnosed with this and trying to figure out how to learn with this and live with this.” ## Transcript All right guys, in case you missed it, Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson have called it quits. Say it ain't so. People confirms, the couple ended their engagement over the weekend. A source revealing it was way too much too soon. It's not shocking to anyone. Insiders say the breakup was a mutual decision, while another source tells TMZ the timing just wasn't right. The two plan to continue to still spend time together A Grande source explaining, it's not like they spilt and never plan on seeing each other again, they just decided to slow things down. The pop star was last seen supporting her ex as he filmed Saturday Night Live but there have been recent signs of trouble. Pete covered up his Ariana inspired bunny ears tattoo, transforming the ink into a large heart. Although Page Six speculated that the new tat was meant to match Grande's it now hints at a permanent end to their courtship. Meanwhile, Ariana was expected to attend manager Scooter Braun's charity event on Saturday night. But failed to show up. Scooter acknowledged the singer's absence during his speech, saying quote, somebody very close to me could not be here because of the things that she is going through. The pop star has had a tough few weeks following the death of former boyfriend Mac Miller. The rapper died from an apparent drug overdose on September seventh. Ariana venting about her emotional exhaustion on twitter before taking some much needed time off. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5469557/pete-davidson-bpd/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5469557/pete-davidson-bpd/"},"headline":"'I'm Upset I Even Have to Say This.' 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