Description
If you or someone you love is struggling with borderline personality disorder (BPD), you need up-to-date, accurate, and accessible information on the problems you&;re facing and where you can turn for help. But where do you look? Much of the professional literature on BPD is too technical and confusing to be of much help. And searching the Internet for accurate information can be treacherous, with some sites providing useful information and others giving dangerous advice and misinformation. If you&;re living with BPD, this compassionate book offers what you really need: an easy-to-follow road map to guide you through this disorder and its treatment.
This book provides answers to many of the questions you might have about BPD: What is BPD? How long does it last? What other problems co-occur with BPD? Overviews of what we currently know about BPD make up the first section of the book. Later chapters cover several common treatment approaches to BPD: DBT, mentalization-based treatment (MBT), and medication treatments. In the last sections of the book, you&;ll learn a range of useful coping skills that can help you manage your emotions, deal with suicidal thoughts, and cope with some of the most distressing symptoms of BPD.
This book has been awarded The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Seal of Merit &; an award bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives.
No one told me I was diagnosed until I was 20.. aka my mother. I had suspected there is something wrong with me.. maybe not wrong.. but different.
I was diagnosed at age 10.. so you could imagine I was a little surprised 10 years later, bought this to really figure myself out & how to cope. So far I thoughorly enjoy learning about my strange pattern of thinking.
I’d suggest you try it, buy used so it’s cheaper for you.
As someone with BPD this book is really insightful and helpful to understanding my own mind. I really recommend it. It’s been so helpful in understanding myself and helped me in finding ways to combat the behaviors that come with BPD and even ways to seek helpful professional care that will actually work.
A great resource. Answer so many questions.
Love this! Great guide to understanding BPD
IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE HAS BPD PLEASE READ THIS BOOK!!!!
It’s an intelligent look at borderline in a way that doesn’t make the reader feel like a burden. Plenty of bpd books with go on about how manipulative people with bpd are but this book has EVERYTHING right. It will give you the information you need in a way that doesn’t make you feel judged. It will put you at ease about your symptoms and help you look at yourself in a different way. I got a little lost in the chapters that talked about parts of the brain and how they are involved. But when it comes to the symptoms and stigmas I wouldn’t recommend anything else. Defiantly worth it.