Liz Scheier’s Mom Had Borderline Personality Disorder and Some Heavy Secrets

First time author Liz Scheier’s book, Never Simple, is aptly
named. Liz had always known that her mom suffered from depression
and anxiety but she didn’t know until her early twenties that
borderline personality disorder was also part of her mother’s
mental framework. BPD, according to Mayo Clinic, “impacts the way
you think and feel about yourself and others, causing problems
functioning in everyday life. It includes self-image issues,
difficulty managing emotions and behavior, and a pattern of
unstable relationships.”


In practice, that meant threatening to have Liz followed around
New York City, tracking down what hotels she stayed in and
calling them to check in on her, and protecting Liz from basic
truths like who her father was and the fact that Liz never had a
birth certificate. Later in life, with Liz married and with a
family of her own, her mother’s health deteriorates and her life
unravels. And at that point, Liz, like many people dealing with a
family member’s mental illness, tries to help as best she can
while being unsure how much help is even possible.


Learn more about Borderline Personality Disorder here:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/borderline-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20370237


Get your copy of Liz Scheier's memoir Never Simple wherever books
are sold. Visit Liz's website at lizscheier.com. Follow Liz on
Twitter @LizScheier.


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