--- 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: 2026-04-13T07:56:15.863Z 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=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 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=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'I'm Upset I Even Have to Say This.' Pete Davidson Addresses Struggle With Borderline Personality Disorder  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 3, 2018 6:44 PM UTC  Pete Davidson poses in the press room during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California. Pete Davidson poses in the press room during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, California.Steve Granitz/WireImage  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.” ```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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