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My adult child has struggled w/mental health issues since a child but as an adult it’s very hard for her. She was told she’ bipolar & on meds for that but she meets the BPD criteria. She’s had medium risk surgery & now everything I ever did wrong or what she felt was wrong has been told to me. Plus she is majorly depressed. She has been extreme in saying terrible things to me; I have made the mistake of trying to justify or defend my actions of now or her childhood. I made a mistake in handling my divorcing her father; the children were in the middle. Their dad got custody because the social worker who reported to the judge was his relative. And I left my emotionally husband who was good to the children but cold to me for a man who showed me warmth & love. I wanted the children but lost them 50 years ago. My daughter reconciled some when a teen; my son never. At times she & I are close, I love her, have done financial things for her to make her life nicer though she supports herself well. It was to shows love. When I’ve asked her to eat w/me or me & boyfriend she’s “dieting.”. Movies-she’s tired. Two day trip sightseeing- didn’t enjoy it-suffered it out for me. Sometimes we are fine & I’m a good mom & person. But if I’m in a vulnerable state she’ll pounce on me. Now she is suffering w/physical pain & problems w/recovery everything has come out. I know I sound like poor me (it does hurt) but my constant worries are what will happen to her, anything I suggest for physical health like calling the surgeon to get answers & help are ignored. I know her childhood after she wasn’t with me wasn’t good, I’m sure it hurt mind. I never wanted to lose them. I feel guilty for the way the divorce went but I couldn’t stay.w/her dad. My time since this started has been absorbed w/texting her to let her know I love her, I look online for answers & read a book about BPD. I’m feeling now I shouldn’t.be paying for mistakes by seeing her suffering. I feel very guilting for trying to disengage & I know other adult children of divorce who at least have relationships w/bothbparrnts. Is my divorce the cause of her bad depression? What can I do? I want her to be stable & well.
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