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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand the subject matter.

If there's no diagnosis, WTAF are you doing labeling her in this way? Are you a clinician? [/quote]

Oh, please. Borderlines rarely think they are a problem or have a problem so they rarely get diagnosed.

My mom has many borderline traits but has never been diagnosed because she would not go to a psychiatrist.

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I finally got my mom to a psychiatrist and got her on meds. I don’t think the tested her for borderlines but they ruled out Alzheimer’s and diagnosed her with major depressive disorder. The meds are a godsend.

Sadly, my sibling is now like my mom was so I get no real relief and people wonder why I am not completely messed up dealing with all the verbal abuse.

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I get it.  My sister is a replica of my mom though my sister thinks she is oh so independent and hates my mom.  It's ridiculous. [/quote]

I don't think my MiL is necessarily BPD, but she is very self-involved and has a hard time participating in conversations that are not about her. She will insist on us listening to stories that she has told us over and over. Even her grandkids gently chide her that they've heard them.

SiL is very focused on this behavior yet is a replica and, if anything, she may be worse. While she is more deft, all conversations eventually lead back to her with a stunning lack of awareness that her insights are not really that novel or insightful.[/quote]

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