My teen daughter has been diagnosed with BPD. I need support.

[bontoplen]

Hello,I'm new here.My teen daughter has been diagnosed with BPD.Looking for support/help

Our objective is to better understand the struggles our child faces and to learn the skills to improve our relationship and provide a supportive environment and also improve on our own emotional responses, attitudes and effectiveness as a family leaders

[Speck]

Welcome, bontoplen!



I wanted to take a moment to welcome you to the discussion forums. I'm so sorry for what you're going through but glad you have found a community where many of us have been through similar experiences, and we can learn from each other. From what you have written, it seems clear you will get good ideas and support here if you continue to read and post. In short, you have found the best place in the world for understanding, compassion, and education as it relates to coping with loved ones who have personality disorders.

Thank you for sharing with us what you have thus far:

My teen daughter has been diagnosed with BPD. Looking for support/help.

I am so sorry you are faced with this. Even so, I just have to applaud you for being willing to continue to put forth effort into understanding your daughter. In my opinion, that's true love. This site is rather HUGE, however, there are many, many articles related to bettering your relationship with the angle of using healthy communication techniques, setting needed boundaries, and validating what is valid. You will find these articles in the right-handed panel on this board. We can help you with questions, point you in the direction of additional resources, or just be a sounding board.

Tell us more about yourself and your story. It helps you to get it out, and it helps others when they see that they are not the only ones suffering. We look forward to hearing more from you.

Keep writing, keep processing, keep learning!


-Speck

[bluek9]

 
     
         Hi Bontoplen,  I just wanted to join Speck in welcoming you here to this board. Like you I have a daughter with BPD. She is not a teenager any more but I certainly do remember those years of struggle. I have only been here for a little over 4 months, this place has been my saving grace. I know you will find support, help, listening, caring and of course education. Again keep posting would love hear more o how you are coping with all this.