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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808834503321

Titolo

Beyond borderline : true stories of recovery from borderline personality disorder / / edited by John G. Gunderson, Perry D. Hoffman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, California : , : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-62625-235-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 pages)

Disciplina

616.85852

Soggetti

Borderline personality disorder - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Anguish management -- Letting the light in -- I am not just a box in the DSM-5 -- You talk and don't know that I listen -- Dangerous to delightful -- Persisting hope -- If i wee to tell you that I have a disorder that affects only 2 percent of the population, what would your reaction be? -- Restoration -- Trust no one -- Just like a timepiece -- Breaking bad -- On the other side -- Survivor -- How to build and bust a life -- I am a scientist -- There is a yolk under those shells -- My destructive patterns characterizing my borderline personality -- Walking -- Treatment at Halliwick -- Reasons -- Angry all the time -- From numbness to happiness -- Mosiac of a fractured self -- Riding the waves.

Sommario/riassunto

This provocative book uncovers the truth about a misunderstood and stigmatized disorder, and offers an opportunity for a deeper, more empathetic understanding of BPD from the real experts and the individuals living with it.