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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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| Hardcover | 9780895866592

Book Description

"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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I am bipolar & was living with a man that had more issues was never diagnosed as he believed therapy a waste of time for him but great for me. I had moved out due to personal problems & was then laid off soon after, my child was out of hand & my bipolar reactions/ borderline personality came to the ... (continue)

I am bipolar & was living with a man that had more issues was never diagnosed as he believed therapy a waste of time for him but great for me. I had moved out due to personal problems & was then laid off soon after, my child was out of hand & my bipolar reactions/ borderline personality came to the surface terribly I knew the meaning of habit & self destruction, my therapist recommended this book that I immediately purchased & finished in less than a week. I did not change right away but I was able to see things & stop myself before it got too far, definitely a keeper & a reminder of never going back & getting help as needed.

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― sati1028 said on Apr 5, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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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― pivic said on Apr 29, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback