Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 I was wondering if anyone else has felt that the 'symptoms' we carry from having a parent with bpd could possibly mirror symptoms of other issues, problems, etc? Or is that just denial? I mentioned in a post yesterday how my counselor (who I've seen around 12 times) suggested to me that I could have ADD or ADHD. Because of how reactive I am and impulsive, because of how I focus intensely on certain things, how I can be disorganized, etc. I don't believe it's ADHD or ADD. I have looked it up quite a bit over the last couple of days just to be sure, and I believe I am. What I am not so sure about is a possibility of sexual abuse-- I was often exposed to a variety of people as a young child, including one man my mother states sexually abused her when she was a child. I feel that there are some elements of my personality and problems that would 'fit' with sexual abuse but I don't recall that type of situation. I recall reacting strongly when my mom told me about her abuse (she told me when I was 6 or 7), I recall even before that being freaked out about using public bathrooms in preschool, feeling rigid and un-affectionate, etc. I didn't like to be touched or looked at and I still have that problem. I had migraine headaches and stomach problems in elementary school. And just a variety of other things... So I have read and read and read and I don't know what to think. Can all these just be symptoms of having my mom? Is it possible the problems and things that she exhibited due to her sexual abuse would be " transferred " onto me? I dno't want to make any assumptions but at the same time, I am very good at denial. I have an excellent memory but I find that sometimes I am not as accurate as I would have thought. Thank you for listening and any input or thoughts on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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