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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 276687" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Very interesting article Nomad. </p><p></p><p>I agree that it's possible to let bitterness take over your life, to your own detriment and to those around you. However, I think I agree with Lisa and KTMom that it doesn't seem to warrant a separate disorder. I think it's more like a symptom of another disorder, or a high degree of self-absorbtion, not being able to look past your own worries to those around you, etc.</p><p></p><p>My Step-D and difficult child's biomom seems to have a real lock on bitterness. Granted, she did have some terrible life experiences, and I suspect that there's a boatload of undiagnosed mental illness sailing through her family tree. Thing is, I also had some terrible life experiences, but I chose not to let them ruin my life.</p><p></p><p>I see Step-D rapidly following in her egg-donor's footsteps, down the bitterness and self-pity trail, and it's bringing out all sorts of difficult child tendencies in her that none of us saw before. I think she's in for a very hard road ahead if she doesn't pull her head out of her @$$. But then, I think I'm a more than a bit short on patience for self pity and bitterness...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 276687, member: 3907"] Very interesting article Nomad. I agree that it's possible to let bitterness take over your life, to your own detriment and to those around you. However, I think I agree with Lisa and KTMom that it doesn't seem to warrant a separate disorder. I think it's more like a symptom of another disorder, or a high degree of self-absorbtion, not being able to look past your own worries to those around you, etc. My Step-D and difficult child's biomom seems to have a real lock on bitterness. Granted, she did have some terrible life experiences, and I suspect that there's a boatload of undiagnosed mental illness sailing through her family tree. Thing is, I also had some terrible life experiences, but I chose not to let them ruin my life. I see Step-D rapidly following in her egg-donor's footsteps, down the bitterness and self-pity trail, and it's bringing out all sorts of difficult child tendencies in her that none of us saw before. I think she's in for a very hard road ahead if she doesn't pull her head out of her @$$. But then, I think I'm a more than a bit short on patience for self pity and bitterness... [/QUOTE]
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