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I'm currently living with my soon-to-be husband and his brother. Brother is a wonderful person... . I really am very fond of him. However, I do wonder at times whether or not there is a bit of dysfunction there. He has a good job, and has never been unemployed. I'm just trying to understand him a bit better as he does have some quirky behavior. Everybody in the family seems to except his behavior, but they realize it is perhaps a bit unusual. He has a great attachment to the Weather Channel... . which he watches with great relish most of the time he is at home... . almost as though he can "control" the weather by watching it. He also is outside a lot, watching the clouds and the wind directions. I am very familiar with BPD as I have done much research on it as I believe my father(deceased) suffered from it. Actually, there is some dysfunction with many others in my bf's family, like alcoholism, but there are two siblings who are well-educated and appear to be normal, well-adjusted individuals.
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dagwood,
We are glad you found us! Do you believe your husband's brother has BPD? It was a bit hard for me to decipher from your post.
You said you do believe your father suffered from BPD. I'm sorry about his passing. I believe my mother suffers from it, so I understand any confusion you might be feelings. There is also a lot of alcoholism in my family.
There are some great resources here, and wonderful people, too! This video crystallized some things for me:
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Quote from: Phoenix.Rising on August 30, 2013, 09:50:32 AM
dagwood,
We are glad you found us! Do you believe your husband's brother has BPD? It was a bit hard for me to decipher from your post.
You said you do believe your father suffered from BPD. I'm sorry about his passing. I believe my mother suffers from it, so I understand any confusion you might be feelings. There is also a lot of alcoholism in my family.
There are some great resources here, and wonderful people, too! This video crystallized some things for me:
Video-What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
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Phoenix, yes, I'm sorry... . the person I'm speaking of is my BF's, brother with whom we live ... . not being very articulate today.
Thank you very much for replying and for the video. My father died 13 years ago, but some of the "sting" still lingers
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I'm sure some of the sting still lingers, and thank you for the clarification on your boyfriend's brother.
When a family member has BPD, the illness can negatively everyone in the family system, including children, siblings, and in-laws. Senior members on the
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