Old 01-22-2009, 05:10 PM
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suemarie
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Originally Posted by Kallista View Post
I'm married to a psychologist.

The research shows that many addicts and alcoholics are "dual diagnosis" patients, usually suffering from a personality disorder (narcissism, borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, etc.) or a mood disorder (depression, bipolar) in addition to their substance problems. It's not every addict or alcoholic, but it's a lot of them.
Well I can tell you my ex was definetly both. As we went together for his first outpatient therapy session and diagnosis they said he needed a program for "dual diagnosis" I didn't know what it was until they explained it to me.
He certainly had the "narcissism, or borderline disorders but he was on meds for Bi- Polar\ Depression. He had many mania episodes. What a nightmare.
Talk about a roller coaster, the drugs, the alcohol and the disorders omg it was the craziest life I have ever lived!
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