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This is interesting, Arminus, what do you think about the physiological contributions of BPD?

I "dX" my uBPDx, her older brother, and her father as having traits. Her little s is also has signs (the younger siblngs seem ok).  I don't even have to be in a r/s with her older brother to see it. Indeed, even my Ex has been frustrated for years about her brother's behaviors, ironically. I also fear for my son, because at an early age he showed odd behaviors, which I referred to as "autism lite." In talking to parents on the parenting board, I am fearful that this may run in their family... . aside from trauma.

It is an interesting point, in part because BPD traits in one's family don't make for a stable home life. I can also say that my ex has family members whom she herself says show unstable behaviors and have done since she was a child, which traumatized her. Environment, genetics or both?

That's the question that often plauges us. We have members come here who have healthy kids, but one turns out BPD. Or others who seem like otherwise healthy families, yet have a child who in retrospect had issues from intfancy, from a stable family with no abandonment trauma.

Genetics can be a complicated one though. Recessive genes, combinations of many genes, or mutations... . If we assume that a specific area of the brain not growing to the typical size is characteristic of BPD then there are a million different ways that could come about whilst your immediate family appears totally fine.

The thing I wonder about is whether it's all kind of a moot point. The genetics can't be helped. The family... . If you have a parent with BPD, I'm not sure anyone would be able to influence them to be aware of the fact they needed not to draw their child into the storm.

Thanks for posting this. I found it really interesting because my exBPD had a relatively normal family no abuse. He did have a serious car accident 25 years ago which affected his frontal love, put him in a coma for months and affected 48% of his brain capacity.

I know he believes this is why he is like he is. He said he'd never mature emotionally past that age that he had the accident. But I believe that trauma has caused his BPD. The statistics if acquired brain injury people that go on to develop a PD is quite astounding.