Over The Borderline: And Now We Have to Obsess About,,,,

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

And Now We Have to Obsess About,,,,

....hurricane Irene headed towards the east coast.

Thank goodness for the hurricane, though, or she would still be posting constant facebook comments about yesterday's earthquake.

Any disaster is a good distaster, in her opinion. A prime reason to get excited and obsess. Not that she wishes people ill....that is not it. It is...THE DRAMA. Drama is the best way to live. I think it is the only way she truly feels alive.

She checks all the weather forecasts, finds the one that predicts the most severe conditions -- then obsesses on the possible damage.

Out of nowhere, apparently, she suddenly has several hundred dollars ($500 to be exact) to buy a generator. And, naturally, she wants my sister or myself to go out and buy it for her.

She knows we are likely to say no (due to recent "disowning" events), so she added in that she hoped $500 could mean she could buy one for us too.

Now..it is true I'd like a generator. Losing a fridge full of food is never good. And, being an Internet junkie...I think the router might "accidentally" get plugged into it too.
But accept one from her? No. It comes with too many conditions.

If she has $500 she needs to pay a bill and stop constantly posting on Facebook that she is too poor to keep utilities on or buy food.

1 comment:

LaceAugust 25, 2011 at 9:45 PM
Didn't she do the same thing with an A/C this summer? Holy cow!
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From the National Institute of Mental Health website

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior. This instability often disrupts family and work life, long-term planning, and the individual's sense of self-identity. Originally thought to be at the "borderline" of psychosis, people with BPD suffer from a disorder of emotion regulation.

People with BPD often have highly unstable patterns of social relationships. While they can develop intense but stormy attachments, their attitudes towards family, friends, and loved ones may suddenly shift from idealization (great admiration and love) to devaluation (intense anger and dislike). Thus, they may form an immediate attachment and idealize the other person, but when a slight separation or conflict occurs, they switch unexpectedly to the other extreme and angrily accuse the other person of not caring for them at all. Even with family members, individuals with BPD are highly sensitive to rejection, reacting with anger and distress to such mild separations as a vacation, a business trip, or a sudden change in plans. These fears of abandonment seem to be related to difficulties feeling emotionally connected to important persons when they are physically absent, leaving the individual with BPD feeling lost and perhaps worthless. Suicide threats and attempts may occur along with anger at perceived abandonment and disappointments.
People with BPD exhibit other impulsive behaviors, such as excessive spending, binge eating and risky sex. BPD often occurs together with other psychiatric problems, particularly bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and other personality disorders.