Thanks for having this support group!

[Guest guest]

Hi, I'm ...my mother has been diagnosed with BPD and other mental health

issues. I am seeking support as I support her in her recovery.

 

 

Warm Regards,

 

[Guest guest]

Welcome!

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To: " WTOAdultChildren1 " WTOAdultChildren1 >

Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 2:03 PM

Subject: Thanks for having this support group!

 

Hi, I'm ...my mother has been diagnosed with BPD and other mental health

issues. I am seeking support as I support her in her recovery.

 

 

Warm Regards,

 

[Guest guest]

Hello , and welcome to the group. I find that just being

able to talk to other people who understand is very helpful.

I am concerned about how you worded things though. You should

realize that people don't recover from BPD. Some small

percentage accept that they have a problem and get some therapy

but it doesn't make the BPD go away. It can help them to learn

better ways of handling it but the feelings and ways of thinking

that come from having BPD are still there. From what I've read,

the people most likely to be helped are those who get forced

into therapy while still young. I'm not saying your mother can't

be helped but unless she is actually expressing a desire for

help you're probably hoping for something that is unrealistic

where the BPD is concerned. Even if she is expressing a desire

to change, I wouldn't invest too much hope in that until you see

good results that last for more than a short time. Her other

mental health issues could be a different matter. It is possible

that treating thems may improve the situation considerably even

if it doesn't change the fact that she has BPD.

At 05:03 PM 08/31/2012 Lawrence wrote:

>Hi, I'm ...my mother has been diagnosed with BPD and other

>mental health issues. I am seeking support as I support her in

>her recovery.

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>Warm Regards,

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Katrina

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to the Group.

Its both a really wonderful and a very unusual occurrence here at this Group for

a member to relate that her mother has received a bpd diagnosis and accepts the

diagnosis, has the insight to accept personal responsibility for her own

negative words and behaviors, desires to change her bpd behaviors and has

initiated therapy on her own in order to make those changes happen.

REALLY rare, and very awesome! (My mother was formally diagnosed with bpd by

two different therapists on two different occasions and each time she went

ballistic and rejected the diagnosis, calling the therapist an " idiot " or

" hateful " . I believe that most of the members here have mothers or fathers who

have not been formally diagnosed.)

I'm so happy for you that your mother is one of those with bpd who actually

accepts that she has a mental disorder and WANTS to learn how to self-monitor

and learn ways of controlling her bpd traits.

I hope you will find emotional support, peace, and healing for yourself in this

Group.

-Annie

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