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Title: Is loss of train of thought part of BPD? Post by: montenell on September 10, 2016, 11:20:45 AM I guess I'm at a point of seeing all of my wife's behaviors and quirks through the lens of BPD and I don't know if that is right or not. One thing that probably should have been a red flag but seemed harmless is the fact that she often mid sentence forgets what she's talking about. She will start a sentence and then just blank out. I use to ask what she was gonna say but now that I've been using the gray rock I don't say anything because often when she does remember it's something that becomes a big blow up. But she also does this on trivial things. Is this common for BPD or could this be something else?
Title: Re: Is loss of train of thought part of BPD? Post by: WendyDavid on September 10, 2016, 11:32:58 AM Hi montenell
My husband has been diagnosed with BPD. He will often get distracted or not remember how he was going to end a sentence if the topic was emotional. Have you noticed any pattern in the conversation topics or the way you respond that happens right before she loses her thoughts? Don't discount trivial things as unimportant to a person with BPD. I'm still amazed at how much difficulty my husband has in prioritizing important/non-important things in life. Even if she blanks out on mundane topics, do you know what those topics mean to her? Title: Re: Is loss of train of thought part of BPD? Post by: montenell on September 10, 2016, 11:41:29 AM Hi montenell My husband has been diagnosed with BPD. He will often get distracted or not remember how he was going to end a sentence if the topic was emotional. Have you noticed any pattern in the conversation topics or the way you respond that happens right before she loses her thoughts? Don't discount trivial things as unimportant to a person with BPD. I'm still amazed at how much difficulty my husband has in prioritizing important/non-important things in life. Even if she blanks out on mundane topics, do you know what those topics mean to her? I haven't noticed a pattern it doesn't seem to matter if its emotional or if she's just making small talk. Sometimes she just seems to distract herself, starting a conversation while looking at YouTube where she seems to get caught up the video and can't remember what she's talking about other times she just seems to randomly blank out |