Guest guest Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 >>While you are taking steroids, you are more likely to develop illnesses due to infection. Also any existing infections may become worse resulting in septicaemia. This is especially so during periods of stress. Certain infections can be serious if not controlled.<< Again, this is true for taking pharmacological doses of ANY steroid. Steroids in massive dosages suppress the immune system. However, I have been taking 30MG HC for about 4 months and before that another 8 months on 20MG HC with NO problems. But at 10MG a day of Pred you are taking the equivalent of 40MG HC which is more than full replacement as this is considered around 35MG a day. -- Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV My Ebay Jewelry Store http://stores.ebay.com/valeriescrystalcreations The BEST thyroid website! http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 In a message dated 5/31/2007 7:09:14 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, patinage4me@... writes: You must be very strong to handle your bpd mother living with you. Hope the group helps. No - I think I'm just a little bit nuts. I had a very normal, wonderful childhood. I think my dad tempered her quite a bit. He was her rock and as long as he was around she " seemed " fine to me altho I know it took a great toll on his health because he died of a stroke at 62 years old. I'm now almost 55. He's been gone for almost 30 years. She lived on her own for quite a few years and it was actually my idea that we move in together. We had moved from rental to rental over a 17 year period and I was tired of never having any roots. We all got along well with my mom and always included her in family activities - she was a tad invasive but I never thought much of it. Just thought she missed dad and didn't like being alone. So - 13 years ago I went to her and suggested we buy a home together. She didn't like the mobile home park she was living in so readily agreed. We found a great house in short order and moved in - she went from day to night almost right away. I attribute it to the loss of control of her life altho I never put any restrictions on her activities. There have been so many bizarre situations since we moved in together and Borderline is the only thing that matches up. She is more and more clingy with me - doesn't want me out of her sight. She doesn't so much put me down but she bad mouths my husband and my kids and has a long list of people she hates and I have to listen to it all the time. And there is constant talking - is this symptom - does anyone else experience that. Her mouth is always moving and it makes me weary. My daughter and I used to play what we called the 5-4-3-2-1 game where we " silently " tried to count down from 5 to 1 between breaks in her thoughts and we've never made it - never in all these years. She walks into a room " mouth first " and it doesn't matter if someone else is having a conversation or not - she'll butt right in. We all have a really good sense of humor and I think that has saved us - that and a great faith in God. We are able to laugh about things. Oop - here she is - need to go. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Hi , Welcome to the group. I also was in shock when my bpd mother (nada) fit almost all of the symptoms. SWE is a great book. Once I digested that book, I also read Surviving the Borderline Parent which goes more in depth about your own growth in dealing with a parent whom you suspect has bpd. You must be very strong to handle your bpd mother living with you. Hope the group helps. patinage > > I've been reading Stop Walking on Eggshells and found this support group > listed in the book. I've never been in any online group so this is a little > awkward for me. I believe my mother who is 81 has BPD. I have just become aware > that there is a name for what she has in the past year and have been dealing > with the ups and downs of this very strange disorder for the past 13 years since > we all moved in together. Before that I can look back and see tendancies > towards this but I feel moving in with us she felt she was giving up control of > her life and this came to the surface more. In going thru the list of symptoms > I can say " yes " to almost every single one. Sometimes I feel like I'm > drowning. > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Hi -- so glad you've found this great group. I have found it can be a lifeline to sanity. We'll be glad to toss you a lifejacket -- no need for you to drown and be sacrificed to BPD. Keep reading -- keep absorbing what you're dealing with, and you can cope. You must be a strong person to have coped for the past 13 years! This is still YOUR life, too, and you have the God-given right to a GOOD life -- with your personal dignity intact. Or restored! No need for you to be lost in the shadow of your mother's BPD. It's bad enough it's destroyed your mother's life. For it to take your life too would indeed be tragic. -Kyla > > I've been reading Stop Walking on Eggshells and found this support group > listed in the book. I've never been in any online group so this is a little > awkward for me. I believe my mother who is 81 has BPD. I have just become aware > that there is a name for what she has in the past year and have been dealing > with the ups and downs of this very strange disorder for the past 13 years since > we all moved in together. Before that I can look back and see tendancies > towards this but I feel moving in with us she felt she was giving up control of > her life and this came to the surface more. In going thru the list of symptoms > I can say " yes " to almost every single one. Sometimes I feel like I'm > drowning. > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 welcome..my nada has had BPD and NPD all her life Jackie I've been reading Stop Walking on Eggshells and found this support group listed in the book. I've never been in any online group so this is a little awkward for me. I believe my mother who is 81 has BPD. I have just become aware that there is a name for what she has in the past year and have been dealing with the ups and downs of this very strange disorder for the past 13 years since we all moved in together. Before that I can look back and see tendancies towards this but I feel moving in with us she felt she was giving up control of her life and this came to the surface more. In going thru the list of symptoms I can say " yes " to almost every single one. Sometimes I feel like I'm drowning. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 has she been throughly checked out by a doctor ?? BPD people are this way from childhood, they don't get it as adults Jackie No - I think I'm just a little bit nuts. I had a very normal, wonderful childhood. I think my dad tempered her quite a bit. He was her rock and as long as he was around she " seemed " fine to me altho I know it took a great toll on his health because he died of a stroke at 62 years old. I'm now almost 55. He's been gone for almost 30 years. She lived on her own for quite a few years and it was actually my idea that we move in together. We had moved from rental to rental over a 17 year period and I was tired of never having any roots. We all got along well with my mom and always included her in family activities - she was a tad invasive but I never thought much of it. Just thought she missed dad and didn't like being alone. So - 13 years ago I went to her and suggested we buy a home together. She didn't like the mobile home park she was living in so readily agreed. We found a great house in short order and moved in - she went from day to night almost right away. I attribute it to the loss of control of her life altho I never put any restrictions on her activities. There have been so many bizarre situations since we moved in together and Borderline is the only thing that matches up. She is more and more clingy with me - doesn't want me out of her sight. She doesn't so much put me down but she bad mouths my husband and my kids and has a long list of people she hates and I have to listen to it all the time. And there is constant talking - is this symptom - does anyone else experience that. Her mouth is always moving and it makes me weary. My daughter and I used to play what we called the 5-4-3-2-1 game where we " silently " tried to count down from 5 to 1 between breaks in her thoughts and we've never made it - never in all these years. She walks into a room " mouth first " and it doesn't matter if someone else is having a conversation or not - she'll butt right in. We all have a really good sense of humor and I think that has saved us - that and a great faith in God. We are able to laugh about things. Oop - here she is - need to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Some BPD people actually don't rage - they turn it inwards. Lucky for her daughter! > > has she been throughly checked out by a doctor ?? BPD people are this way > from childhood, they don't get it as adults > > Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I know that...just sounded odd that her mother was " fine " until a few years ago Jackie Some BPD people actually don't rage - they turn it inwards. Lucky for her daughter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 The statement: " She walks into a room " mouth first " and it doesn't matter if someone else is having a conversation or not - she'll butt right in. " just like nada. The ONLY difference, however, is that she'd do one of two things. If she were the " enterer " of the room, she would " hang back " and listen first all the while HOPING she would catch someone saying something that she could either use against them or figure it was a " secret " and use to her advantage. OR If I, for example were the " enterer " , I'd just WALK into the room without hanging back and the conversation would either stop suddenly and she'd look up at me as if annoyed that I was there or she would " hurry up " what she was saying before I came close and then under her breath would put the finishing touches on it so I couldn't make out what was being talking about. Oh, and did I mention, the " Butting right in " prevailed, here, too...dad (or whoever) and I could NEVER have a decent conversation that she would overshadow it in some fashion. You can't imagine how paranoid this can make one feel...I always and to this day feel someone is talking about me when I walk into rooms where conversations have already started. > > has she been throughly checked out by a doctor ?? BPD people are this way > from childhood, they don't get it as adults > > Jackie > > > > No - I think I'm just a little bit nuts. I had a very normal, wonderful > childhood. I think my dad tempered her quite a bit. He was her rock and as > long > as he was around she " seemed " fine to me altho I know it took a great toll > on > his health because he died of a stroke at 62 years old. I'm now almost 55. > He's been gone for almost 30 years. She lived on her own for quite a few > years > and it was actually my idea that we move in together. We had moved from > rental to rental over a 17 year period and I was tired of never having any > roots. > We all got along well with my mom and always included her in family > activities - she was a tad invasive but I never thought much of it. Just > thought she > missed dad and didn't like being alone. So - 13 years ago I went to her and > suggested we buy a home together. She didn't like the mobile home park she > was > living in so readily agreed. We found a great house in short order and > moved > in - she went from day to night almost right away. I attribute it to the > loss > of control of her life altho I never put any restrictions on her activities. > There have been so many bizarre situations since we moved in together and > Borderline is the only thing that matches up. She is more and more clingy > with > me - doesn't want me out of her sight. She doesn't so much put me down but > she > bad mouths my husband and my kids and has a long list of people she hates > and > I have to listen to it all the time. And there is constant talking - is > this > symptom - does anyone else experience that. Her mouth is always moving and > it makes me weary. My daughter and I used to play what we called the > 5-4-3-2-1 game where we " silently " tried to count down from 5 to 1 between > breaks in > her thoughts and we've never made it - never in all these years. She walks > into a room " mouth first " and it doesn't matter if someone else is having a > conversation or not - she'll butt right in. > We all have a really good sense of humor and I think that has saved us - > that > and a great faith in God. We are able to laugh about things. Oop - here > she > is - need to go. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Welcome , glad you found the book and the group. I just recently started posting abter a few months of lurking, and the support here has really helped with some tough decisions I've had to make. Please feel free to tell some of your story, it helps us as readers as well. You might feel like you're drowning, but that is the first step to rescuing yourself from this crazy muck! Love, Vi > > I've been reading Stop Walking on Eggshells and found this support group > listed in the book. I've never been in any online group so this is a little > awkward for me. I believe my mother who is 81 has BPD. I have just become aware > that there is a name for what she has in the past year and have been dealing > with the ups and downs of this very strange disorder for the past 13 years since > we all moved in together. Before that I can look back and see tendancies > towards this but I feel moving in with us she felt she was giving up control of > her life and this came to the surface more. In going thru the list of symptoms > I can say " yes " to almost every single one. Sometimes I feel like I'm > drowning. > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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