Can Borderline personality disorder be passed down to your child? My daughter has BPD. she is 29 now. she has 2 children and I am raising her son who is 10 now. He has emotional problems and is mildly retarded.He has the same symptoms has my daughter started showing at his age.I have realized in the last week that my ex husband has to be BPD too. I took my daughter to see therapists from the age of 8 to 12 then she spend the next 4 years(12 to 16) of her life in hospitals. they wouldn't diagnose her until she was 18. The therapy and hosptals didnt help her. she lives a sad life on drugs and drinking. she is a prostitue at times if she doesn't have the money for drugs.she's been in and out of jail.She doesn't believe anything is wrong with her. My heart breaks to think my Grandson will go though some of the same things. Does anyone over come this Disorder?

Summarized question: Can Borderline personality disorder be passed down to your child?