This all sounds just about right, and Bobby has said the same thing too.  I
was pretty rude in my last message to her, but the baseball bat treatment
seemed the only thing that would get through.

I used to be very friendly with people, but things are different now and
that's the way it's going to stay.

In a message dated 4/3/2002 6:55:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> On Wednesday 03 Apr 2002 4:17 pm, Yvonne Craig wrote:
> > Unfortunately she will probably not get your message. She will
> > probably just move on to someone new. Sounds like Borderline
> > Personality Disorder to me: unable to set clear and appropriate
> > interpersonal boundaries, emotionally immature, manipulative...
> >
> > You did the right thing by setting your limits with her. Very sad
> > that a person has to be this way. FWIW the classic childhood for
> > people with BPD is extreme emotional neglect (+/or abuse). Joanne
> > probably hit pretty close to the mark...
> >
> > Yvonne
> >
>
> Since both my parents are now dead, I asked my sister about this
> (she's 2 1/2 yrs older). I went away to Special Ed boarding school
> from 7yrs old, then Uni, then married, so I never actually lived at
> home for more than a few weeks in school holidays after age 7. She
> said holidays were like the return of the prodigal son, but she said
> she didn't mind 'cos it never lasted that long!!
>
> The thing she remembers resenting most is being made to come and
> visit me every other Sunday afternoon, although I remember her being
> "excused" this after she was 12.
>
> Cheers
>
> Deri
>