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Title: My daughter has all the symptoms of bpd but won't get help Post by: Huck on December 10, 2019, 05:43:29 PM My daughter has all the symptoms of bpd but won't get help. She lost all 3 of her children and now they live with their other grandparents. I've witnessed explosive behavior, she's ripped up money, threw things, broke her husband's glasses twice, caused more drama than 50 people, blocked all her family members on fb, lied, manipulated, stayed with couples and ended up messing around with someone else's husband etc etc. I have walked on eggshells for years because I have been so scared for her and I've also been so overwhelmed with guilt because my bad choices made her experience trauma. I have not talked to her in over a month ( her choice) and its been good for me to see things more clearly without constant drama. The old saying " you can't see the forrest for the trees" is a way to describe this. I have started reading and learning so many things over the past few weeks and I feel much more able to handle things if/when I hear from her again. Although I blame myself, I know that I need to set limits with her because if I don't I will not be helping her at all. I'm not trying to contact her or keep tabs on her anymore, I'm simply praying for her. I wish I could get other family members to see that enabling and tolerating bad behavior is not helping her and that they do not have to put up with it. :help:
Title: Re: My daughter has all the symptoms of bpd but won't get help Post by: Resiliant on December 10, 2019, 06:42:29 PM Oh Huck, I feel for you! Welcome to the family. This is a place where we can say what we need to say. Nobody is judging here and we all have common experiences.
When you say, "Can't see the forest for the trees", I resonate with that! Also you said: Excerpt I've also been so overwhelmed with guilt because my bad choices made her experience trauma. I get the feeling! I used to think that if my family situation was different, and my son had a different stepfather or I didn't divorce his father in the first place that all of this could have been avoided. I prayed to God and sobbed and sorry and please stop punishing my son for my mistakes. Since being here, and learning from other parents as well as books I have read, I have slowly come to realize that other people's sons and daughters with the same descriptions as my son are still struggling even though they have beautiful nuclear loving families. I have learned about bio-social theory and now I understand that our family situation is only a small part of why my son struggles. This comes back to "not seeing the forest for the trees" Maybe if you look at the information on this site about bio-social theory it may help you too. As far as other family members are concerned, that is a hard thing too. For me, I have found that it is so difficult because they either think I am too harsh or they think that I am making excuses. In the end I realize that the only way that I can stand up for what I believe is to have confidence in it by being the one person who has studied and learned and can back up what I say. I'm sorry for your grandchildren, but I agree that you are doing the right thing by not trying to contact her or keep tabs on her. She needs to come around on her own. Sometimes the harder we try, the harder we fail. Hang in there... all the best! :heart: |