Sudden personality change

determined_new_ms

FBaby wrote: »

Don't do self-diagnosis on google. Psychiatrists spend over 6 years to train to be able to do and still don't always get it right.

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Sorry I would just like to say bpd is a pretty inevitable outcome for someone with attachment issues. But it just gives a bit of understanding for loved ones on how to communicate to reduce conflict.

My daughter was a nightmare from the age of 12 - whatever that means to you times it but 20 and you might be close to what it was like. At 18 I started to think it couldn't possibly be teenage behaviour like I was being told so I started doing research and came across bpd and knew that was it. It then took me 3 years to get anyone to listen to me, as a family we went through yet more trauma. It was only when her child was removed and we were going through court proceedings that the judge ordered a psychiatric assessment and after 2 meetings he confirmed what I had thought for over 3 years. They estimate (conservatively) 10% of the population have bpd, experts in the field suggest 20% is more likely with high and low functioning.

Op what I would say is look at communication strategies to see if anything will help and whatever you do never say to someone you suspect they have a personality disorder

Ames

You've been together since your teens. Maybe she's just growing up out of the 'must spend every minute together' phase that many first relationships are?

What you're describing sounds more like growing up than a personality disorder.

DomRavioli

determined_new_ms wrote: »

Sorry I would just like to say bpd is a pretty inevitable outcome for someone with attachment issues. But it just gives a bit of understanding for loved ones on how to communicate to reduce conflict.

My daughter was a nightmare from the age of 12 - whatever that means to you times it but 20 and you might be close to what it was like. At 18 I started to think it couldn't possibly be teenage behaviour like I was being told so I started doing research and came across bpd and knew that was it. It then took me 3 years to get anyone to listen to me, as a family we went through yet more trauma. It was only when her child was removed and we were going through court proceedings that the judge ordered a psychiatric assessment and after 2 meetings he confirmed what I had thought for over 3 years. They estimate (conservatively) 10% of the population have bpd, experts in the field suggest 20% is more likely with high and low functioning.

Op what I would say is look at communication strategies to see if anything will help and whatever you do never say to someone you suspect they have a personality disorder

BPD isn't that at all - many people have attachment issues without developing a personality disorder. And there are many people who have a PD without any attachment issues (that is only one side of three clusters, and only one side of a multifaceted disorder). Just stop.

Sheesh. The amount of misinformation is literally staggering.