Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
Parent Emeritus
Borderline (BPD)
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 757385" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Does your daughter have substance abuse issues? If so, you really can't be sure if it is addiction or mental illness. The behaviors overlap.</p><p></p><p>How do I know? I was sure my daughter had Borderline (BPD). She fit all of the criteria and she actually went through DBT for a while. She was also diagnosed along the way with bi-polar and clinical depression. The problem was that every time we saw a new doctor or therapist (and we saw many), the diagnosis changed.</p><p></p><p>We hired an Interventionist who told us that 80% of the time the mental illness symptoms went away with sobriety. I had a hard time believing it until it turned out to be true.</p><p></p><p>My daughter has been sober for 4.5 years. She still takes an anti-depressant but shows no signs of the various disorders she had been diagnosed with over the years. She has a great job, gone back to school, got married last November, and is a wonderful, loving daughter.</p><p></p><p>For those of you that don't know my story, my daughter took us to the depths of hell for over 10 years. Lying, stealing, multiple overdoses, xanax and heroin addiction, as well as being an alcoholic. If she can get sober, there is hope for all of your loved ones!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 757385, member: 1967"] Does your daughter have substance abuse issues? If so, you really can't be sure if it is addiction or mental illness. The behaviors overlap. How do I know? I was sure my daughter had Borderline (BPD). She fit all of the criteria and she actually went through DBT for a while. She was also diagnosed along the way with bi-polar and clinical depression. The problem was that every time we saw a new doctor or therapist (and we saw many), the diagnosis changed. We hired an Interventionist who told us that 80% of the time the mental illness symptoms went away with sobriety. I had a hard time believing it until it turned out to be true. My daughter has been sober for 4.5 years. She still takes an anti-depressant but shows no signs of the various disorders she had been diagnosed with over the years. She has a great job, gone back to school, got married last November, and is a wonderful, loving daughter. For those of you that don't know my story, my daughter took us to the depths of hell for over 10 years. Lying, stealing, multiple overdoses, xanax and heroin addiction, as well as being an alcoholic. If she can get sober, there is hope for all of your loved ones! [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
Parent Emeritus
Borderline (BPD)
Top