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I Hate You, Don't Leave Me

Understanding the Borderline Personality

By Hal Straus, Jerold J. Kreisman

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| Paperback | 9780380713059

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"AM I LOSING MY MIND?"

People with Borderline Personality Disorderexperience such violent and frightening mood swingsthat they often fear for their sanity. They can beeuphoric one moment, despairing and depressed thenext. There are an estimated 10 million sufferersof BPD living in America today --Continue

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Very well-written, great pop-psychology

This is a very well-written pop-psychological look on the borderline personality disorder. The book is quite dated: it’s built on the diagnosis criteria from DSM-III and as such omits mentalisation-based treatment as the method is just too new. But otherwise, to me (a complete layman), this is very ... (continue)

This is a very well-written pop-psychological look on the borderline personality disorder. The book is quite dated: it’s built on the diagnosis criteria from DSM-III and as such omits mentalisation-based treatment as the method is just too new. But otherwise, to me (a complete layman), this is very well-written and contains many examples of how people with BPD can behave, and what most have in common. The book is written for the lay-person and is very easy to understand. I think all who read it will get the big picture and a firm grasp of the mechanics of the borderline – of course generally speaking. The many examples throughout the book are really great, and there’s a portion written for the persons who aren’t diagnosed with BPD but live/cope/work with somebody borderline.

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