Recent content by JanPat

Oh, I totally agree with Murder 1, and it's evident to me that it was premeditated for quite awhile. I just feel the DT had a better chance at a lesser charge if they didn't fight the mental diagnosis. I'm GLAD the DT totally discounts any mental issues...it means JA's psychopathy shines through...

Totally agree with you on this, including your DX. They should have run with the BPD. IMO, it wouldn't get an acquital, but it might have resulted in the Murder 2 she was willing to plea to. I suspect JW and KN know their client's issues and would have been thrilled to pursue the BPD route. It...

Interesting. My BPD daughter absolutely shines with kids and animals. She struggles with peers and authority figures, but she adores kids and is very responsible with them...and they adore her and relate to her. A few of her teachers who have dealt with her school issues have entrusted their...

I can relate to that. Whenever I have to discipline or fire an employee, I get a horrible case of laughter that I CANNOT control. I've learned I have to actually leave the building, visualize the upcoming confrontation, and get the laughter out before meeting with the employee. I know it's...

I hear you! Retiring April 30th and REALLY looking forward to being able to follow in real time. First week of retirement, hubby is going on a week long fishing trip, so my time will be all mine!:great:

:moo: I totally agree with you on much of this, but on some of your points I believe the Borderline is a bit different. The term Borderline came about as it was seen as being on the "border" between psychosis and neurosis. It's not as clear cut as the other cluster B PD's. I know several BPD's...

I see antisocial with psychopathy and a healthy dose of narcicissm thrown in. I see some of the borderline traits others have talked about, but I think she's missing 2 key elements: JA's emotions seem non-existent rather than too strongly felt, and we've heard of no history of self harm. The...

DBT is being used in treating bipolar patients with some success. We first started exploring DBT when my DD was still carrying the bipolar label but before her BPD diagnosis. That of course begs the question...is DBT effective with bipolar patients, or are the bipolar patients for whom DBT is...

I can vouch for the expensive part! $800 per month for weekly individual therapy plus weekly group here. Out of network, so not covered by insurance until we hit the annual $7,000 deductable. Worth every penny, though. It's the only therapy we've found where she "gets it"! I don't begrudge the...

Totally agree with you. It's getting better, but still difficult to find a therapist truly skilled in DBT, and even tougher to find one who works with adolescents. Her current therapist IS one of the few and even has a DBT skills group exclusively for adolescents. It's not easy, but we're slowly...

As the parent of a child with issues similar to JA, I can’t thank you enough for your compassion. I can attest that many parents in this situation do everything they possibly can and then some. Could JA’s parents have foreseen this? Probably. Could they have prevented it? Doubtful…and now their...

A Big Spring man was sentenced to the maximum of 20 years on April 1st for stalking children near a Midland church playground & children's dance studio. He was armed with a “rape kit” when arrested in April 2010. Depending on the source, he had 2 handguns, stun gun, flexicuffs, tape, etc. Full...

Thanks for the thoughts, Texana. We're watching from the west side of Houston--eerily quiet here still. We've accepted what we'll be returning to and are just fortunate that we have decent insurance and friends and family that have already offered any help needed. It's just surreal to watch...

Re the fire, Local news coverage said it was a fire at the Galveston Yacht Basin, fed by the fuel in the boats. It was impressive. I believe you can view the video on khou.com if I remember which channel I was watching this afternoon! We're hunkered down in Houston, glued to the TV all day...

She's 17 and has a bit of a sarcastic streak :) It will be awhile, but I also believe Galveston and the surrounding Bay communities will be "happy places" again.