I wasn't diagnosed unti last summer, and I have two kids - 6 and 2. Being a mother with BPD makes me want to do ANYTHING to be ok/stable/healthy. If I didn't have kids, I doubt I would feel that way. As a mom, I throw myself into therapy, DBT work, and I am on low-dose anxiety meds. Without all of those things, I'm a less healthy mom.

If I wasn't a mother, I don't think I'd be working my arse off the way I am to be more balanced. Being a mother gives me reason to work every second of every day to control my bpd mind. I don't know what will happen when they are older and move out ... hopefully by then I will continue the therapy, DBT, and meds for myself and for my marriage ...