Guest guest Posted September 9, 2002 Report Share Posted September 9, 2002 Hang in there and trust your instincts and prior experiences. My daughter has told so many people so many versions of " traumatic " incidents that I have no idea what has really happened to her. Among those who first seem so eager to buy her stories are the therapists. They soon change their minds in my experience once they become the victims of the lies. That may also be true in your case so hang on and don't beat on yourself. There would seem to be enough people already doing that. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2002 Report Share Posted September 10, 2002 > My daughter has > told so many people so many versions of " traumatic " incidents that I have no > idea what has really happened to her. Among those who first seem so eager to > buy her stories are the therapists. > Tony Man, is that true of my daughter. She doesn't lie exactly. She creates collages of reality. A bit of truth, a bit of distortion, a bit of exaggeration, something she saw on TV or heard on the news and a whole lotta lust to get everyone around her in a tizzy. Truth to tell, I'm not 100% convinced of her story. But dear God, what if I'm wrong and she's telling the truth? But what if she's not? But what if she's telling the truth? But what if she's not?...... Round and round Mom goes. And where she'll stop nobody knows. Doreen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 I'm sure I'm not the only parent who is experiencing (at best) a difference in the reality of the BP child, versus true reality. At worst, I'd call this lying. Question: Has anyone come up with a good way to handle this issue? Sometimes I think it is appropriate for me not to respond. At other times I've just said " You can believe that. " The truth has been so distorted by my 17 yo uBP dau that I seldom know whether what she says is real, whether it's manipulation, whether it's a delusion, or even if she's dissociating. At this point, I don't believe anything she says unless I can find outside proof. I am in a position right now of wondering whether to grant an excused absence from school due to illness or whether to wait to see if she truly shows symptoms. I'm finding this a bit of an emotional struggle that I have to be in so much doubt about virtually everything my child says. I'd like to be able to respond in a way that is the most helpful to my daughter. Tea10 _______________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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