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I was diagnosed with BPD at apx the same age. I wasn't really suicidal, although I did put up a good front occasionally. I was a cutter, and to be honest, I still occasionally do. No one knows, though. I'm 31 now (well, I will be in a few days-I'm practicing saying it).
Honestly? You probably won't find the right things to say. Just research it, help her try to understand, and make sure you get both of you the help you need. As parents, we have to take care of ourselves in order to take care of our children.
The cutting is a dissociative state-you've had all the emotion/pain you can stand, and you just...go away to where things don't hurt anymore. I think the physical pain releases endorphins or whatever that we interpret as positive emotions, and we're okay. Or causing pain makes us feel in control of ourselves, when we're really not. I don't know.
The suicide attempts are serious-make sure there's not some other additional issues, and get that shit stabilized first and foremost. If you have to hospitalize her, then do it. Suicide is permanent, and not to be dealt with. You can't bring her back. If there isn't anything else going on, then it may be that she feels that out of control of herself.
I've found a couple facebook groups on BPD, and books. This book helped me immensely. It helped me understand what was happening, and that it was okay to need help, and ask for it, and accept it. Hell, I still read it. And Girl, Interrupted (book is better than the movie-Winona Ryder's character in the movie has BPD) helped too.
And if it's any consolation-I was diagnosed young, as well. I had a few rocky years, but, I'm 31, I have a college degree, a decent job, a lovely husband & 2 wonderful kids.