Being a parent with a mental health disorder.

Do you think someone with Borderline Personality Disorder can be a good parent?

I was recently diagnosed with BPD, and think that I may not want kids, as my disorder comes out as unexplained bursts of anger, aggression or depression.

Not only do I not want to scare and confuse my kids with a BPD episode, but I would hate even more to pass the disorder on to them.

My husband thinks that we could work through it, and I would be a good mother.

But whenever I have an outburst, I can’t help but think, “I could never subject a child to me and my issues...”