Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder / Edition 2

Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder / Edition 2

by Paul T. T. Mason MS, Randi Kreger
ISBN-10:
1572246901
ISBN-13:
9781572246904
Pub. Date:
01/01/2010
Publisher:
New Harbinger Publications
ISBN-10:
1572246901
ISBN-13:
9781572246904
Pub. Date:
01/01/2010
Publisher:
New Harbinger Publications
Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder / Edition 2

Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder / Edition 2

by Paul T. T. Mason MS, Randi Kreger

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Overview

Do you feel manipulated, controlled, or lied to? Are you the focus of intense, violent, and irrational rages? Do you feel as though you are constantly trying to avoid confrontation?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should remember this: It’s not your fault. And you’re not alone. In fact, the person you care about may have traits associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD), such as emotion dysregulation, impulsive behavior, unstable sense of self, and difficulty with interpersonal relationships. No matter how much you want to be there for your loved one, at times it can feel like you are walking on eggshells.

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

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.



Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781572246904
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Publication date: 01/01/2010
Series: Unassigned Series
Edition description: Second Edition
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

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.

Randi Kreger has brought the concerns of family members who have a loved one with BPD to an international forefront through her website, www.bpdcentral.com, and the Welcome to Oz online support community. Through Eggshells Press, she offers family members a wide variety of more specialized booklets and other materials. She was also instrumental in the formation of the Personality Disorders Awareness Network (PDAN), a not-for-profit organization. Kreger is author of The Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook and The Essential Family Member Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder. She speaks and gives workshops about BPD internationally.


Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi

Introduction to the Third Edition 1

Part 1 Understanding BPD Behavior

Chapter 1 Does Someone You Care About Have Borderline or Narcissistic Personality Disorder? 7

Chapter 2 What Is Borderline Personality Disorder? 25

Chapter 3 Making Sense of the Narcissist 47

Chapter 4 Living in a Pressure Cooker: How BPD Behavior Affects You. … 63

Part 2 Taking Back Control of Your Life

Chapter 5 Making Changes Within Yourself 79

Chapter 6 Understanding Your Situation: Setting Boundaries and Honing Skills 103

Chapter 7 Asserting Your Needs with Confidence and Clarity 131

Chapter 8 Creating a Safety Plan 155

Chapter 9 Protecting Children from BPD Behavior 173

Part 3 Resolving Special Issues

Chapter 10 Waiting for the Next Shoe to Drop: Your Borderline Child 195

Chapter 11 Lies, Rumors, and Accusations: Distortion Campaigns 213

Chapter 12 What Now? Making Decisions About Your Relationship 225

Appendix A Causes and Treatment of BPD 237

Appendix B Practicing Mindfulness 243

Appendix C Resources 247

Appendix D Are You Being Abused? 257

References 263

Interviews

Kreger resides in Wauwatosa, WI; Mason resides in Minneapolis, MN.
 

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