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Do any of you suspect your adult children have any personality disorders?
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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 539394" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>I'm 99% sure Oldest has Borderline (BPD). Years ago I read about it, and thought, "BINGO" that's her! I went through the checklist in the DSM and she had 7 out of 9 of the traits. The more I read, the more certain I was. Discussed it with my psychiatrist, who had been hers briefly at one point, and she seemed pretty certain of it as well. Since Oldest has never acknowledged her issues or sought treatment, there's been no "official" diagnosis, but I really don't think there's much doubt. </p><p></p><p>She has mellowed out in recent years, however. She seems to have learned that I won't put up with certain behaviors and she doesn't try them on me much any more. I see "flares" from time to time, but since I shut her down quickly when they pop up, it doesn't happen as often and I don't let it affect me. Given the number of friendships she rotates through (not to mention jobs and roommates), I suspect her Borderline (BPD) behaviors still pop up with other people. It's worse when she starts self-medicating with pain pills ... but that seems to be under control in recent years as well. Or she's hiding it better. I think I've just become the queen of detachment when it comes to her ... self-preservation, really ... so I may just have my head in the sand about a lot of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 539394, member: 1157"] I'm 99% sure Oldest has Borderline (BPD). Years ago I read about it, and thought, "BINGO" that's her! I went through the checklist in the DSM and she had 7 out of 9 of the traits. The more I read, the more certain I was. Discussed it with my psychiatrist, who had been hers briefly at one point, and she seemed pretty certain of it as well. Since Oldest has never acknowledged her issues or sought treatment, there's been no "official" diagnosis, but I really don't think there's much doubt. She has mellowed out in recent years, however. She seems to have learned that I won't put up with certain behaviors and she doesn't try them on me much any more. I see "flares" from time to time, but since I shut her down quickly when they pop up, it doesn't happen as often and I don't let it affect me. Given the number of friendships she rotates through (not to mention jobs and roommates), I suspect her Borderline (BPD) behaviors still pop up with other people. It's worse when she starts self-medicating with pain pills ... but that seems to be under control in recent years as well. Or she's hiding it better. I think I've just become the queen of detachment when it comes to her ... self-preservation, really ... so I may just have my head in the sand about a lot of it. [/QUOTE]
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