Question:
Dear Dr. Heller,
My daughter was diagnosed with BPD some five years ago
after displaying many of the features of the disorder in a
fulsome horrendous form. However, I have recently read an
article by "Mind" (UK) and a reference to your opinion
that it is a "neurological illness" and probably a form of
epilepsy.
Although my daughter has displayed none of the usual
symptoms of epilepsy my late husband, her father, was a
diagnosed epileptic with, as we later discovered because
it was kept a closely guarded family secret, a well
established family pattern of the complaint. His maternal
grandfather, a life long sufferer, died during a series of
seizures, and his nine children and one daughter displayed
a mild form but five of his grandchildren, four females
and my husband, inherited the illness - some more acute
than the others.
Does the above inherited aspect of the above correspond to
your understanding of the BPD in any way?
Dr. Heller's Answer:
Epilepsy means nerve cells firing inappropriately and out
of control. Some individuals have a genetically unstable
neurological system that can cause epilepsy in different
areas. This instability in the instinctual "trapped,
cornered, wounded animal" response causes the BPD.
Some other common disorders are likely epileptic in origin
including bipolar disorder, diabetic neuropathy,
trigeminal neuralgia and migraines.
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