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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 459310"><p>Thanks Nancy. LOL I am not surprised since your daughter and my son sound so similar. No one has mentioned Borderline (BPD) before in relation to my son... it was ODD and then possibly conduct disorder... which when you read the descriptions do sound like his behavior.... but I kept thinking back to when he was little and how sensitive he was and how he always felt things so deeply and as a young child he did show empathy... so I do think he has the potential for empathy which never quite matched the antisocial concept... plus he is a very social person. However it makes sense to me that since Borderline (BPD) tends to be more diagnosed in women, that men with the disorder given our social norms would act out in more antisocial ways.</p><p></p><p>We shall see what happens. He definitely is looking for help right now. I truly believe if we can get to the underlying issues the substance abuse issues will be easier to deal with. We did talk yesterday about how he has used substances as a coping skill and I think that is very true.... and if he can find healthier ways of dealing with all of his feelings and issues then it will be easier for him to stay sober.</p><p></p><p>We are lucky in that we live in an area with this very good and well known psychiatric hospital that is not real far from where we live. So when he wanted to check himself in, I took him there instead of the local general hospital. I mean he has been in plenty of treatment and no one has mentioned Borderline (BPD) before. Yet it makes a lot of sense.</p><p></p><p>So I am hopeful and trying not to be too hopeful since I also know what that fall feels like.</p><p></p><p>I keep thinking of you and your daughter. Have you heard any more from her?</p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 459310"] Thanks Nancy. LOL I am not surprised since your daughter and my son sound so similar. No one has mentioned Borderline (BPD) before in relation to my son... it was ODD and then possibly conduct disorder... which when you read the descriptions do sound like his behavior.... but I kept thinking back to when he was little and how sensitive he was and how he always felt things so deeply and as a young child he did show empathy... so I do think he has the potential for empathy which never quite matched the antisocial concept... plus he is a very social person. However it makes sense to me that since Borderline (BPD) tends to be more diagnosed in women, that men with the disorder given our social norms would act out in more antisocial ways. We shall see what happens. He definitely is looking for help right now. I truly believe if we can get to the underlying issues the substance abuse issues will be easier to deal with. We did talk yesterday about how he has used substances as a coping skill and I think that is very true.... and if he can find healthier ways of dealing with all of his feelings and issues then it will be easier for him to stay sober. We are lucky in that we live in an area with this very good and well known psychiatric hospital that is not real far from where we live. So when he wanted to check himself in, I took him there instead of the local general hospital. I mean he has been in plenty of treatment and no one has mentioned Borderline (BPD) before. Yet it makes a lot of sense. So I am hopeful and trying not to be too hopeful since I also know what that fall feels like. I keep thinking of you and your daughter. Have you heard any more from her? TL [/QUOTE]
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