Stop Walking on Eggshells : Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care about Has Borderline Personality Disorder

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Pub. Date: 1998-07-01
Publisher(s): New Harbinger Pubns Inc
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Summary

Stop Walking On Eggshells is a self-help guide that helps the family members and friends of individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) understand this self-destructive condition and learn what they can do to cope with it and take care of themselves. It is designed to help them understand how the disorder affects their loved ones and recognize what they can do to get off the emotional roller coasters and take care of themselves. Read it now-buy the eBook and save 25%

Author Biography

Paul T. Mason, M.S., C.P.C., is program manager of Child/Adolescent Services at St. Luke's Hospital and a psychotherapist in private practice at Psychiatric Services in Racine, Wisconsin. His research on BPD has appeared in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, and he teaches seminars for mental health professionals on the effects of BPD on partners and family members. Randi Kreger is a professional writer and public relations and marketing executive. Unable to find sufficient information about the effects of BPD behavior on non-borderlines, she began researching the issue on the Internet, eventually collecting more than 1,000 stories detailing the devastating effects of the disorder. Kreger moderates two e-mail discussion groups for non-BPs and maintains a comprehensive Web site about BPD (http://members.aol.com/BPDCentral).

Table of Contents

Forewordp. vii
Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Introduction: Intimate Strangers: How This Book Came to Bep. 1
Understanding BPD Behaviorp. 9
Walking on Eggshells: Does Someone You Care about Have BPD?p. 11
The Inner World of the Borderline: Defining BPDp. 25
Making Sense Out of Chaos: Understanding BPD Behaviorp. 53
Living in a Pressure Cooker: How BPD Behavior Affects Non-BPsp. 73
Taking Back Control of Your Lifep. 85
Making Changes Within Yourselfp. 87
Understanding Your Situation: Setting Boundaries, and Developing Skillsp. 111
Asserting Your Needs with Confidence and Clarityp. 139
Developing a Safety Planp. 161
Protecting Children from BPD Behaviorp. 179
Resolving Special Issuesp. 195
Waiting for the Next Shoe to Drop: Your Borderline Childp. 197
Lies, Rumors, and Accusations: Distortion Campaignsp. 209
What Now? Making Decisions about the Relationshipp. 221
Appendicesp. 233
Causes and Treatment of BPDp. 235
Tips for Non-BPs Who Have BPDp. 241
Coping Suggestions for Cliniciansp. 245
Resourcesp. 247
Referencesp. 255
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