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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 266911" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>WSM, that's exactly what I meant by "normalizing" -- that you have lived with difficult child's bizarre behavior so long that you begin to believe that's just the way family life is supposed to be or you explain it away as "normal." I compare it to spouse abuse: The wife who is continually beaten by her husband begins to believe that she did something to deserve it when in reality she did nothing. In essence, she is "normalizing" her husband's behavior toward her.</p><p> </p><p>Believe it or not, it's preferrable to have a "mainstream" mental illness than a personality disorder because there's more help available. Furthermore, I'd run from any mental health professional who dxes a personality disorder at your difficult child's age. Genetics plays a strong role in mental illnesss, and your difficult child certainly has a family tree full of it.</p><p> </p><p>Has your difficult child ever had Projective (or Personality) Testing? This is different from cognitive testing and can reveal whether your difficult child is experiencing psychosis or distorted thinking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 266911, member: 2423"] WSM, that's exactly what I meant by "normalizing" -- that you have lived with difficult child's bizarre behavior so long that you begin to believe that's just the way family life is supposed to be or you explain it away as "normal." I compare it to spouse abuse: The wife who is continually beaten by her husband begins to believe that she did something to deserve it when in reality she did nothing. In essence, she is "normalizing" her husband's behavior toward her. Believe it or not, it's preferrable to have a "mainstream" mental illness than a personality disorder because there's more help available. Furthermore, I'd run from any mental health professional who dxes a personality disorder at your difficult child's age. Genetics plays a strong role in mental illnesss, and your difficult child certainly has a family tree full of it. Has your difficult child ever had Projective (or Personality) Testing? This is different from cognitive testing and can reveal whether your difficult child is experiencing psychosis or distorted thinking. [/QUOTE]
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