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[quote=Anonymous]Is this type of behavior indicative of any one particular personality disorder? I’ve just watched in shock as this whole thing played out and I’m over here wondering what the heck it could be!

A family member, I’ll call her Ruth, had a lifelong friend, Pam. Pam had terminal cancer and caretakers, arranged by her out-of-town children, but Ruth liked to “fill in the gaps” where she thought the caretakers were lacking. Pam eventually took a turn and entered hospice care, and her children came back home to be with her in her final days. The family was openly thankful for Ruth’s love and care, allowed her a lengthy goodbye visit, but then requested it be family only until she passed. Up until Pam passed, Ruth couldn’t stop telling everyone how special Pam was to her and how much she loved her.

After Pam passed Ruth completely flipped out. Criticized Pam’s children, saying vile and awful things about them to anyone who would listen. How the children were terrible to her. After Pam died, Ruth refused to go to the funeral because she couldn’t be around “those ugly people.”

The moment she wasn’t in control, she flipped. Not the behavior of someone who claimed to love her friend so dearly. [/quote]

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