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Hi - I am 47 year old mother to 2 girls - now 13 and 9 and have struggled with BPD and anxiety from age 23. I am currently trying to do DBT program, see my psychiatrist and a psychologist for support. I always find January or changes with routine the hardest and I have had to have an inpatient admission into a clinic and hold off the DBT Program as it runs as outpatient only. I am an intelligent, caring and kind person when I am well, and managed to hold a job as a Careers Adviser in university part time for 14 years, study and complete a full commerce law degree and teaching degree in my early life before having a family.
I feel for all those on this forum with BPD and I also feel relief there is a community of people who struggle to manage their emotions and this challenging disorder.
Even with my condition and how I am triggered at home, my husband has been supportive and I get up and go home from inpatient care to be there while they get ready for school. I try to be a presence even in the background when I am really unbalanced or experiencing an episode of emotional dysregulation.
Today has been a hard day as I did the morning and helped my 9 year old going into a new school in Year 5 but had to give in and rest at the clinic. I want to do evenings as well but it is too exhausting right now and my medication is being reviewed. I just wanted to say hello and to acknowledge other parents who are also struggling with BPD ๐ we are all trying our best and that's all we can do ๐
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