My reading has led to a family tree search. I think this BPD is all over both sides of our tree along with Asperger's, Dyslexia, and Anxiety Disorders. My whole life I focused on drinking/addiction as our family pothole. Now, I suspect mental health issues are the drivers for alcohol and drugs. Maybe that is an oversimplification. Anyway, hello. And thanks for being here.
Hi Candace50:I tend to agree with your logic. I believe that genetics plays a big part in mental health issues. From that point, how an individual deals with the cards they are dealt, can make a big difference in the outcome. Those who don't get help or resist treatment and/or counseling, tend to use unhealthy ways to self-soothe, such as alcohol and drugs.
Abuse & environment can be a factor, but you can't discount that the abusers are dealing with mental illness and that their children could be dealing with genetics alone or genetics & abuse.