Re: Re: Brother admitted to hospital after realizing mom has BPD

[Guest guest]

I'm sorry to hear about your brother. It's good to know that it's normal for

young adults to have breakdowns when they first leave home. I was very glad

to get out of my house, but I failed half my classes my first semester, and

had a major depressive episode my second semester. I always thought

something was wrong with me, why wouldn't I be happier when I finally got to

be on my own? Now I have a reason.

On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 10:50 AM, growinglotusflower <

ddfrogprincess@...> wrote:

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> I am sorry your brother is having to go through this. I didn't read through

> all the posts so maybe someone already said this to you but the one thing

> that popped into my head if it was my brother is..........I would call the

> place he is being treated and talk to his therapist. Tell them about your

> Nada and BPD and the meds and pot so they have all the information they need

> to help him. Hopefully who ever is treating him is knowledgeable and can

> treat KO.

> I have a feeling something like this will happen to my now 22 year old

> brother when and if he ever separates and moves away from Nada.

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> > > > Hi,

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> > > > So my 20-something brother recently moved out of the house away from

> our BPD mother. He lost 100 pounds (down to 300) and started school. He just

> realized that he's been living in fear for his whole life because of his

> upbringing, that he had been eating himself to death and heading down the

> same slippery slope as our mom, and this triggered a nervous breakdown. The

> police took him to the hospital this morning where he is undergoing

> evaluation.

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> > > > I'm glad he is there, as I think he can get the help he needs. He is

> ranting in cliches and repeating himself, and hasn't slept in days. He's

> also under the influence of a couple antidepressants and pot.

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> > > > I guess my question is, does anyone have experience with this type of

> breakdown, specifically in relation to a kid of someone with BPD? I am not

> sure what to do to help, as I live 2 states away with a family and job. I

> had my own realizations about health, life, and BPD over the course of 3

> years, which was easier to deal with as it did not come all at once. But

> he's had an overwhelming Eureka moment caused by a bender/manic episode and

> seemingly cannot recover from it.

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> > > > I joined this group in 2007 when I realized my mom had BPD, and I've

> found it so helpful. This is the only place I can come for this new

> challenge I'm dealing with. Thoughts and perspectives are welcome. Thank you

> all so much for your insight.

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