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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822075303321

Autore

Mason Paul T.

Titolo

Stop walking on eggshells : taking your life back when someone you care about has borderline personality disorder / / Paul T. Mason and Randi Kreger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, California : , : New Harbinger Publications, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-68403-691-7

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 pages)

Disciplina

616.85852

Soggetti

Borderline personality disorder

Borderline personality disorder - Patients - Family relationships

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to the Third Edition -- PART 1. Understanding BPD Behavior -- CHAPTER 1. Does Someone You Care About Have Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder? -- CHAPTER 2. What Is Borderline Personality Disorder? -- CHAPTER 3. Making Sense of the Narcissist -- CHAPTER 4. Living in a Pressure Cooker: How BPD Behavior Affects You -- PART 2. Taking Back Control of Your Life -- CHAPTER 5. Making Changes Within Yourself -- CHAPTER 6. Understanding Your Situation: Setting Boundaries and Honing Skills -- CHAPTER 7. Asserting Your Needs with Confidence and Clarity -- CHAPTER 8. Creating a Safety Plan -- CHAPTER 9. Protecting Children from BPD  Behavior -- PART 3. Resolving Special  Issues -- CHAPTER 10. Waiting for the Next Shoe to Drop: Your Borderline Child -- CHAPTER 11. Lies, Rumors, and Accusations: Distortion Campaigns -- CHAPTER 12. What  Now? Making Decisions About Your Relationship -- APPENDIX A. Causes and Treatment of BPD -- APPENDIX B. Practicing  Mindfulness -- APPENDIX C. Resources -- APPENDIX D. Are You Being Abused? -- References -- About the Authors.

Sommario/riassunto

Stop Walking on Eggshells has already helped more than a million people with friends and family members suffering from borderline personality disorder (BPD) understand this difficult disorder, set



boundaries, and help their loved ones to stop relying on dangerous behaviors. This fully revised and updated third edition includes the very latest BPD research, extensive new information on narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), comorbidity and the effectiveness of schema therapy, and includes coping and communication skills readers can use to stabilize their relationship with the BPD or NPD sufferer in their life.