As I've detailed in another thread, both my family doctor and now my therapist are both seeing signs of PTSD due to a prior relationship with a girl suffering from BPD.

I have struggled to explain to my parents how this affected me so severely. They have been very supportive anytime I've struggled with depression in the past, but now they seem at a loss as to how something such as an abusive relationship could affect me to this extent. In the court documents regarding the criminal harassment side of things, I go into great detail about the specific events in the relationship that caused major problems, but my parents understandably could not sit through 100+ pages of emotionally abusive messages.

To help them, I made a really quick collage out of the text messages featured in the court documents. 
http://i.imgur.com/0lwxHFB.jpg

This is what being on the receiving end of this behavior looks like. I hope this helps some of you understand. 