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Daughter with bpd and other triggers
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Hi, this is my first time I am placing myself out there to chat with people whom have a loved one with bpd. My daughter currently does not live with me nor does she want to know me, she hates me so much!!! It is so hurtful to hear a voice message of her hating
me.. 😢😢😢😢 my daughter is attending dbt groups since last year, that's all I know, she is 29. I am reaching out for any advice??
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Communication is one way that she will be able to express herself and you have an opportunity to talk things through, help eachother to process, acknowledge, move past the things that have happened.
If you do nothing, the resentment can grow.
Try less direct ways of communicating. Sometimes verbal conversations get all twisted and out of control or too emotional. But emails can be a way to digest what she writes and think carefully about a thoughtful and supportive response.
If she hates you - there's reasons why and they are valid to her (even if they seem outrageous to you). You first have to ask questions and listen carefully, repeat back and empathise and be compassionate to validate how she must have felt and why it would have been hard for her. Deeply acknowledge and validate it with more than just one or two sentences. Then if you feel that you need to explain and apologise, that would help. She doesn't know your side most likely. The explanation you can give for why things happened a certain way can really help her to understand you. But the apology and acknowledgement of how hurt she feels is also important.
But first need to ask many questions to get to know why she feels this way. And ask more follow up questions.
If she's going to heal and move past it - she needs to get it all out and express things to you properly. If she just touches on the topic, and you don't ask further and simply just apologise - it's not enough to take the hurt away. Ask more, discuss it further and think carefully about what to say before you send the replies. Try not to assume anything about her - ask instead. Try not to label her or use generalisations like "you always do XYZ" . Use kind words and give thoughtful replies. Even if you are angry about what she writes, you can reply "I want to take a few days or more to process your email and I will reply soon, I love you" and then think about it for a while before responding.
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A big hello to you!
I imagine that would hurt so very much hearing messages like you heard from your daughter. Almost like a stab in your very soul. I am indeed so sorry.
I am unsure whether this would help to know. Maybe a reminder to you...But hurting people often hurt other people. It is like sometimes they see life and others through a lense of pain. Their heart is hurting. And sometimes they cannot even see that people actually love and care about them. Even when these very people love them. They just can't receive it.
And also helps too for our own hearts if we choose to forgive them for the hurtful words or even actions they may throw at us. I know it is challenging to forgive them sometimes. But the forgiving is for our own heart allowing it to heal. Hope that doesn't sound like a lecture or something. I simply care about you whoever you are and your daughter whoever she is.
Hoping you feel less alone in this.
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