BB - meant to add ^^^^^^^... she's not some person who is how you would imagine a disturbed person to be like...you know...hunched over in a corner, drooling, making wierd animal sounds.
It's more her emotions and choices run wild. She's quite capable of being social, and I've learned that someone with her dx's are very good at compartmentalzing on the surface so thet they can be very sociable, charming, witty. It's like what's happened to her is that the water table was rising her whole life and its starting to spill out above ground. Mostly its just evident at home. Her decision for a new life was a decision where she could safely have her needs met without there being any of the responsibilities of the world she feels trapped in and scared to death of.
I cant' say she was a prisoner or a victim and write off this kind of damage. Who's to say she is just at a level where a stronger person might have not made the choices that hurt us all.
