In this compassionate guide, Jerold Kreisman—author of I Hate You, Don’t Leave Me—offers a powerful set of tools to help you express yourself, set boundaries, and cultivate healthy communication with a loved one who is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). If you have a loved one with BPD, you need real, proven-effective strategies to help you navigate the intense emotions and conflict that can arise in daily interactions and conversations. People with BPD often feel anger, pain, and hurt from a history of invalidation and disappointment, and their difficulty in regulating emotions can lead to moments of lashing out that can confuse and upset those around them. Written by a psychiatrist with more than 40 years of experience in treating BPD, Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder offers a breakthrough, compassionate approach to communicating with a loved one who has BPD. The SET (support, empathy, truth) method outlined in this book is a powerful and simple tool that will allow you to honestly address your loved one’s demands, assertions, and feelings while still maintaining appropriate boundaries. Each step builds on the last, helping you build up a consistent and reliable communication process. In this book, you’ll find a review of BPD and the common communication problems inherent in the disorder. You’ll learn how SET can address these issues. And finally, you’ll find detailed examples of specific scenarios that can arise when talking to a loved one with BPD. Remember—validation isn’t the same as agreement. You can help your loved one feel validated while still maintaining your own boundaries. This essential guide will show you how.

A guide for people in relationships with someone who has borderline personality disorder, helping to understand BPD emotions and how to respond to them.

Support yourself and your loved one living with borderline personality disorder Loving someone with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can be complex and overwhelming. This guide provides compassionate strategies and exercises to help you set boundaries, practice self-care, and build a healthier and more supportive relationship. This top choice in borderline personality disorder books helps you to: Understand BPD—Learn more about what BPD is and how it affects your loved one, your relationship, and you personally. Consider their perspective—Explore how your loved one might feel in specific scenarios and how those feelings motivate their behavior. Care for yourself—Acknowledge your emotions, and discover a variety of ways to seek support and make time for yourself. Take action—Discover tips and techniques for communicating effectively with your loved one, as well as writing prompts to help you apply the strategies you learn to your relationship. Pick up this standout among BPD books and get the tools you need to create balance and harmony in your relationship.

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by unstable moods, negative self-image, dangerous impulsivity, and tumultuous relationships. Many people with BPD excel in academics and careers while revealing erratic, self-destructive, and sometimes violent behavior only to those with whom they are intimate. Others have trouble simply holding down a job or staying in school. Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder is a compassionate and informative guide to understanding this profoundly unsettling--and widely misunderstood--mental illness, believed to affect approximately 6% of the general population. Rather than viewing people with BPD as manipulative opponents in a bitter struggle, or pitying them as emotional invalids, Valerie Porr cites cutting-edge science to show that BPD is a true neurobiological disorder and not, as many come to believe, a character flaw or the result of bad parenting. Porr then clearly and accessibly explains what BPD is, which therapies have proven effective, and how to rise above the weighty stigma associated with the disorder. Offering families and loved ones supportive guidance that both acknowledges the difficulties they face and shows how they can be overcome, Porr teaches empirically-supported and effective coping behaviors and interpersonal skills, such as new ways of talking about emotions, how to be aware of nonverbal communication, and validating difficult experiences. These skills are derived from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mentalization-based Therapy, two evidence-based treatments that have proven highly successful in reducing family conflict while increasing trust. Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder is an empowering and hopeful resource for those who wish to gain better understanding of the BPD experience--and to make use of these insights in day-to-day family interactions. Winner of the ABCT Self Help Book Seal of Merit Award 2011

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Someone you know recently married a woman, but soon began to change. The person was advised to leave the marriage, but didn’t. His wife was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. #2 You’ve just been married to a woman who has borderline personality disorder. You were advised to leave the marriage, but you didn’t. You’re now lost, and you don’t know who you are anymore. #3 You may find yourself getting overinvolved with your wife’s friends, family, or even her ex-boyfriends. #4 You’re married to someone with borderline personality disorder. You’re experiencing a lot of the same things Brad is, like getting involved with your wife’s friends and family, and feeling like you’re always doing something wrong.

Understand the painful silence of estrangement and finally heal the rift Estrangement from an adult son or daughter is one of a parent's worst nightmares. Becoming estranged from a parent can be equally painful for an adult child, who may miss the relationship they once shared. For both it can mean angry silences and anguished days and nights wondering what went wrong. Written by Kathy McCoy, one of the nation's more revered experts on family relationships, We Don't Talk Anymore is a insightful and relevant new exploration of estrangement for both parents and adult children. Each chapter also provides compassionate, practical tips focused on what both parents and adult children can do, including: Finding courage to reach out to your loved one Understanding the conflict and discovering a new and fulfilling connection Letting go and rebuilding your life Families deserve clarity and understanding. We Don't Talk Anymore will show you those first steps toward dealing with a painful topic and finally healing.

By blending the most effective treatment techniques available for borderline personality disorder (BPD) into a clear and systematic protocol, this text gives therapists help to achieve lasting change in brief therapy.

Have you ever asked yourself What a narcissist is? Have you ever asked yourself if also you are narcissist? Do you ever interact with someone who is? No? yes? Well, if you want to discover it, then keep listening. The answer is that there are narcissists all around us in the world. With this Ultimate Narcissist Guide Seven books in one, we'll go in-depth on these topics: · Narcissistic Mothers · Narcissistic Parents · The Covert Narcissist · Toxic Relationships · Emotional Abuse in Marriage · Border Personality Disorder · Empath Healing Dealing with a narcissist can feel lonely. It can feel like you are isolated from others. It may feel like you are walking on eggshells in the hope of not making your partner mad. And no matter how hard you try, you are always the one to blame, and it is impossible for you ever to meet the impossible standards of the narcissist. This Collection guidebook will spend some time talking about narcissistic abuse and what it is all about. We will look at some of the basics that come with this abuse, how a narcissist thinks, especially when compared to others, talk about narcissism, Family Abuse, and BPD, and so much more. Some of the topics that we are going to explore in regard to narcissistic abuse include: · Understanding the narcissist · Seeing the signs that come with narcissistic abuse. · The monster of narcissism and understanding the different causes of narcissism. · How to understand the true self versus the false self and why these are both important when it comes to seeing why a narcissist acts the way they do. · The target of the narcissist. · Understanding the cycle of abuse when a narcissist is involved. · The symptoms of abuse that you will find with a victim. · How to escape from the abuse and help yourself heal after dealing with the abuser. · How to take some time to learn more about yourself and who you truly are, away from the narcissist. · What is narcissistic abuse? · Are there different types of narcissists? The road that the target is going to take when they try to recover. If all of this sounds like your ideal audiobook, then... get it now!

From the author of Stop Walking on Eggshells comes a lifeline for the romantic partners of those with BPD or narcissistic personality disorder. With this guide, you’ll learn to set boundaries, defuse arguments, and do what’s right for you. Do you often feel manipulated, controlled, or lied to in your relationship? Does your partner exhibit intense, irrational, or violent rage? Are you often the victim of gaslighting or extreme blame? If your partner has borderline personality disorder (BPD) or narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), it’s important to remember that it is not your fault. Lured in by your partner’s initial charm, you might have initially ignored or outright denied the red flags; however, the constant stream of criticism, blame, and gaslighting has left you questioning your own reality. So, how can you begin to set boundaries and make self-preservation a priority? BPD and NPD expert Randi Kreger provides targeted resources to help you build the confidence you need to navigate your relationship safely and effectively. Packed with in-depth information and proven-effective skills, this no-nonsense guide will help you evaluate your relationship, discover what you truly want and need, and gain the courage needed to make healthy decisions—and act on them. If you decide to stay with your partner, you’ll be equipped with tools to improve the relationship; if you determine you want to leave and start a new life, this book will light your path to freedom. As much as it might feel like it, you are not stuck in your current relationship. There is a way forward, and no matter how you ultimately choose to proceed, you’ll be guided wisely and safely toward a satisfying relationship—and the better, more peaceful life you deserve.