Daughter has BPD traits

[Lisa W.]

Hello everyone - my daughter is struggling with BPD traits. She completed the Pid5 and it showed her as BPD. Over the weekend we had an episode in the ED and are working with her now to get her to accept treatment and an official diagnosis. 

I didn't know where to start - so here I am.

Thank you

Our objective is to better understand the struggles our child faces and to learn the skills to improve our relationship and provide a supportive environment and also improve on our own emotional responses, attitudes and effectiveness as a family leaders

[wendydarling]

Hello and welcome LisaW. I'm so sorry to hear your news, yes it is scary and heart breaking. How old is your daughter? 

I'm new to the forum too, though I have read widely over the last 6 months since my 27 yr old daughter was finally diagnosed following a visit to ED. She has accepted the diagnosis and is motivated to get well (for now). I wish this for you too. It's been tough to get her the treatment she deserves despite the diagnosis, due to long waiting list. We are working together in hope. We are also working independently to care for ourselves as individuals.

That's where I started, I hope this helps you and do let us know how the next few days go.

Thinking of you and your daughter.

Day by day works for me.

[livednlearned]

Hi LisaW,

Welcome and hello 

I'm so sorry for what brought you here, and glad that you found the site. Sharing our stories with people who understand, who have walked in your shoes, can make a big difference.

It sounds like your daughter is rejecting the diagnosis for now. That's tough. What do you think led to her recent episode over the weekend?

There are a lot of skills and lessons in the sidebar on the right that can help a lot --------->

We have a discussion about Getting Someone Into Treatment that shares what others have experienced, too.

LnL