Posted by TexasChic on October 15, 2005, at 8:10:35
In reply to Re: Please tell me what is with my mom?, posted by Angela2 on October 14, 2005, at 23:04:55
The link is http://www.focusas.com/PersonalityDisorders.html
"A personality disorder is identified by a pervasive pattern of experience and behavior that is abnormal with respect to any two of the following: thinking, mood, personal relations, and the control of impulses." That sounds like how you described your mom.
"Most personality disorders begin as problems in personal development and character which peak during adolescence and then are defined as personality disorders." That ties in with the problems she's had in the past.
"Personality disorders are not illnesses in a strict sense as they do not disrupt emotional, intellectual, or perceptual functioning. However, those with personality disorders suffer a life that is not positive, proactive, or fulfilling."Here's the ones they list that I think could apply to your mom:
Antisocial Personality Disorder:
Lack of regard for the moral or legal standards in the local culture, marked inability to get along with others or abide by societal rules. Sometimes called psychopaths or sociopaths.
Borderline Personality Disorder:
Lack of one's own identity, with rapid changes in mood, intense unstable interpersonal relationships, marked impulsively, instability in affect and in self image.
Histrionic PersonalityDisorder:
Exaggerated and often inappropriate displays of emotional reactions, approaching theatricality, in everyday behavior. Sudden and rapidly shifting emotion expressions.
Narcissistic PersonalityDisorder:
Behavior or a fantasy of grandiosity, a lack of empathy, a need to be admired by others, an inability to see the viewpoints of others, and hypersensitive to the opinions of others.
Paranoid PersonalityDisorder:
Marked distrust of others, including the belief, without reason, that others are exploiting, harming, or trying to deceive him or her; lack of trust; belief of others' betrayal; belief in hidden meanings; unforgiving and grudge holding.
That's just a quick overview. Go to the link for more info. Or just type 'personality disorders' in your search engine. There's lots of info out there which may help you better understand why your mom is behaving this way. That helps in not blaming yourself or anything.
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