Tag: the queen

My Borderline Mother

Posted on November 4, 2016 by MJ

If you’ve read my blog in any detail, then you know by now that I have a mother who expresses her emotions and general psychology through a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. If I were to follow Christine Lawson’s archetypes, then I would classify… Continue Reading “My Borderline Mother”

Category: abuse in families, Borderline Personality Disorder, Moving Forward, trauma, TruthTags: borderline mothers, Borderline Personality Disorder, family dysfunctions during the holiday season, Recovery, telling the truth, the queen, the witch persona

How To Recognize A Mindf*ck

Posted on September 16, 2013 by MJ

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If it weren’t in such bad taste, I would post my mother’s latest letter and use it as an object lesson in “How To Recognize A Mindfuck”. Excuse my language, but there’s no other way to put it. Her entire letter was an exercise in gaslighting. I’m… Continue Reading “How To Recognize A Mindf*ck”

Category: abuse in families, Borderline Personality Disorder, Denial, emotional abuse, Healing, mental health, Mothers, traits in victimsTags: abuse, adult children of borderline parents, borderline mothers, Borderline Personality Disorder, gaslighting, the queen, the Waif, the witch

You Shall Not Pass

Posted on December 23, 2011 by MJ

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Where do I begin? At the beginning? I can’t even find the beginning. The beginning of this day? It was snowing. We finally got a bit of snow. It started to feel seasonal. Christmas is approaching. My girls were frolicking in the flurries. We… Continue Reading “You Shall Not Pass”

Category: Borderline Personality Disorder, Mothers, panic attacks, Rage, UncategorizedTags: abuse, Borderline Personality Disorder, mothers, panic, snow white, suicide attempts, the queen, the witch