Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder How to Keep Out-Of-Control Emotions from Destroying Your Relationship

Name: Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder How to Keep Out-Of-Control Emotions from Destroying Your Relationship
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ISBN: 9781593856076

ISBN-10: 1593856075

ISBN-13: 9781593856076

Edition: 2011

Authors: Shari Y. Manning, Marsha M. Linehan

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People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can be compassionate, caring, smart, and funny, but they are also prone to explosive emotional outbursts and highly self-destructive acts. BPD expert Dr. Shari Manning helps overwhelmed loved ones understand whytheir spouse, adult child, or other family member acts so "impossible" -and learn to respond differently. She presents simple yet powerful strategies that can radically transform a troubled relationship. Loads of true stories demonstrate ways to defuse crises, set limits, and help the person with BPD build crucial problem-solving and emotion-management skills. Empathic, hopeful, and science based, this is the first book for…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Publication date: 6/29/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 253
Size: 5.91" wide x 8.90" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Understanding Your Loved One and Your Relationship



"Why Do I Feel So Lost in This Relationship?"



What Makes Someone So Emotional?



The Hidden Power of Validation



Five Steps to Balanced Responses and Better Outcomes



The Many Faces of Borderline Personality Disorder



"I Can't Stand Feeling Like This!"



"It Was All My Fault"



"You Have to Fix This for Me!"



"Things Are Awful ... but Don't Worry; I'm Handling It"



"Why Do Terrible Things Keep Happening to Me?"



"Nothing's Wrong-I'm Fine"



Dealing with Crisis and Getting Help



Handling Your Own Difficult Emotions



Understanding Self-Harm/Suicide and Making Decisions about Hospitalization



Getting Treatment and Support


Resources


Bibliography


Index


About the Author