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Originally Posted by AspiringAuthor
She is too young for a formal diagnosis of an Axis II Personality Disorder, but what you are describing makes one think of Histrionic personality disorder (no, not narcissistic at all). If that is the case indeed - meaning, if that is where she is leaning to in her development, then no wonder that DBT that has been built out for Borderline personality disorder and especially those truly suffering and hoping to improve, does not help her. Also, not everybody would like to fill out checklists and this does not seem to be her thing at all.
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It is true she is too young to have a formal diagnosis of a personality disorder (though I still stand by the borderline and narcissistic traits being present, and because no mention was made of any provocative dressing or being inappropriately sexually provocative --which are common to histrionic pd (
Histrionic Personality Disorder: Symptoms & Treatments), I don't see it, as most of the other traits fit into narcissistic. I think if someone had histrionic, they would, at that age, in this day and age, show the provocative aspects. (Something that would be very distressing to a mother, so would likely have been mentioned.))
But mostly I'm popping back to point out that the girl does not have interest in getting better (OP, numbered item 3) That is a FAR more likely reason DBT is not working (than that borderline isn't her issue). DBT takes work. Real work. Those who do not commit to it, do not see results.
But MOST of all, how are you doing, Mom4hope? Thinking of you.
