Loving someone with borderline personality disorder how to keep out-of-control emotions from destroying your relationship
A guide for people in relationships with someone who has borderline personality disorder, helping to understand BPD emotions and how to respond to them.
| Main Author: | Manning, Shari Y. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Guilford Press,
Ã2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: 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
- Part II: 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"
- Part III: Dealing with Crisis and Getting Help. Handling Your Own Difficult Emotions
- Understanding Self-Harm/Suicide and Making Decisions about Hospitalization
- Getting Treatment and Support.