Hey melting, I hope you are careful with that assessment.
Do you know if your C thinks it is chronic? I have no reason to doubt your C except to say that I suspect your C is also suggesting it's too early to be certain, but that there are tendencies.
DSM-IV / DSM-V obviously has some very clear determinations. The diagnosing of a human is not always so clear.
My stbx has possible BPD tendencies, yet has never been diagnosed and IF she were, I'd say she's very functional, which is possibly the same as your H. IOW, while the tendencies are there and even a clear diagnosis can be made, it may not affect your H's day to day living and behaviour as a functioning member of society.
That said, MLC can show up with many DSM-V like symptoms. Yet they may not be chronic and may be related to dealing with and resolving cognitive dissonance. IDK. *shrug*
Do understand that labelled and non-labelled people successfully live with and have long term / life long Ms to people with intellectual labels (and symptoms).
The question may not be whether you can live with a label. Rather, the question may be, prior to your H's "crises", were his behaviours something that you could live with?
