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Title: Mother with BPD adult daughter Post by: Evieart on July 02, 2026, 03:49:00 PM Hi To All Reading This,
I am a mother of an adult child who is suffering with BPD and she doesn't have a clue this is her disordered personality. I would love to find other adult mothers that have a simular situation. I live in Southwest Virginia where there is no support groups organized. I know there are mothers suffering in silence as I have with no one to talk to and theripists that don't have an understanding of what I and you have delt with all of their upbringing and beyond into their adult years. These are the rough numbers of people that suffer from this mental illness I found online: Approximately 1.6% of the U.S. adult population is diagnosed with BPD. Women are diagnosed with BPD at a rate of about 75% compared to men. This suggests that around 3.4 million adult women in the U.S. may have BPD. BPD often co-occurs with other mental health disorders, complicating diagnosis. Awareness and understanding of BPD are increasing, leading to more diagnoses. I recently got an insiteful book called "Traumatic Cognitive Dissonance" by Peter Salerno PsyD. It is the first comprehensive self help book that focases on "Healing from an abusive relationship with a Disordered Personality". I am divorced from her father that suffers from a Disordered Personality also and have realized within the past year that is what I delt with in a 36 year marriage. I am a survivor that is just beginning to understand it has detrimentally affected my nerves system and am figuring out through the book a path for healing. With my daughter having this mental illness it is double trama for me going through it once again. I have my good days and bad days with my nerves system and the symptoms of trama I have been through. Thank You for reading this post and I hope to hear from those mothers out there that are looking for support to not feel alone. |