Stop Walking On Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder - Softcover

Randy, Kreger; Mason, Paul T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572246901 ISBN 13: 9781572246904

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications, 2010

Synopsis

Do you feel manipulated, controlled, or lied to? Are you the focus of intense, violent, and irrational rages? Do you feel you are 'walking on eggshells' to avoid the next confrontation? If the answer is 'yes,' someone you care about may have borderline personality disorder (BPD).

Stop Walking on Eggshells has already helped nearly half a million people with friends and family members suffering from BPD understand this destructive disorder, set boundaries, and help their loved ones stop relying on dangerous BPD behaviors.

This fully revised edition has been updated with the very latest BPD research and includes coping and communication skills you can use to stabilize your relationship with the BPD sufferer in your life. This compassionate guide will enable you to:

Make sense out of the chaos.

Stand up for yourself and assert your needs.

Defuse arguments and conflicts.

Protect yourself and others from violent behavior.

About this title

About the Author

Paul T. Mason, MS, is vice president of clinical services at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare in Racine, WI. Under his leadership, the mental health and addiction care service line has expanded the number of inpatient services and outpatient programs it provides for patients, family members, and loved ones affected by borderline personality disorder (BPD). His research on BPD has been published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology and his written work has appeared in the news and print media.

Edition details

• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1572246901
• ISBN 13: 9781572246904
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288