My wife of many years, and mother of my two children, is having (perfectly understandable, given the context) mental health issues that are making my life miserable. I want to handle this as lovingly as possible, in a way that will best protect my kids – please help me weigh my unpleasant options!
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 4, 2012 -
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Help me get my little brother into Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. Or into anything.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 2, 2012 -
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I have a sister w/Borderline Personality. My father has completely cut her off to protect himself. My mother tries to keep the door open as she can, but has learned to set limits. I haven't talked to her on the phone in like a year, though I try to be supportive and let her know I love her via facebook now and then, just so she doesn't feel too alone/sad. She's been mostly decent about respecting my boundaries.
However, my nephew (her son), just posted "Some people in the family need to step up -- getting calls and emails about suicide from my mom every 6 hours is draining. Grandparents cut off contact with her (which is only partly true, it's that mom doesn't give as much attention as my sister who demands demands demands attention wants), and I can't keep doing this.
Tips for me to talk to him? (i.e. resources for him to learn to set boundaries, ways to think about the manipulations, etc...)
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posted by symbioid
on Feb 13, 2012 -
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Dated a girl with borderline personality disorder, and now I'm feeling like her behaviors and symptoms of the disorder are present in me. Is this a common thing for those involved with people with BPD to experience?
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posted by marriedtotacos
on Feb 9, 2012 -
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The girl I love, who wants to be my wife, is 3,000 miles away from me. She is/was a cutter, may have Borderline (BPD) and lives in a country that I don't trust their mental health system. What should I do until I get her to America and a qualified therapist? OR how do I let her go gently?
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posted by DaftMythic
on Nov 6, 2011 -
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My friend is deeply depressed and is trying to cut herself off from me and her other friends. How can I try to help her? Key questions: 1) Any suggestions on how to try to convince her that I genuinely want to stick around and be her friend and it's not just out of obligation, and/or other other ways to respond to her trying to push me away? 2) She's given up on hope of any treatment or improvement-- I think she might be borderline and that DBT could be a good fit for her regardless-- any suggestions of what I could send her about DBT and/or BPD (or anything else) that would have the best chance of getting through to her and giving her hope that things can get better?
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posted by EmilyClimbs
on Apr 8, 2011 -
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Walking on eggshells? How to deal as an adult with a parent who has borderline personality disorder.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 26, 2009 -
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How do you shake off the shame of being diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder? Will anyone ever want to be my friend again?
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posted by beautifulcheese
on Nov 22, 2008 -
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I'm having serious doubts about my 8-year relationship, but my SO is going through a really rough time right now--& may even be suicidal. I think I want out, but I'm afraid it could drive him over the edge.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 26, 2006 -
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I am engaged to a wonderful woman who has some mental problems. She's willing to get help, but needs my assistance to make it happen.
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posted by wzcx
on Nov 12, 2005 -
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How do you deal with extremely difficult (if not mentally unstable), chemically dependent relatives who you still want to maintain a relationship with?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 10, 2005 -
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Has anyone had any success with treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder?
posted by eggerspretty
on Mar 17, 2005 -
6 answers
