Borderline Personality Disorder for Dummies

Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Exploring Borderline Personality Disorder 7 Chapter 2: Defining Personality to Understand BPD 19 Chapter 3: Describing BPD 29 Chapter 4: Exploring the Root Causes of BPD 59 Part 2: The Major BPD Symptoms 79 Chapter 5: Sensation Seeking and Self-Harm: The Impulsivity of BPD 81 Chapter 6: Explosive Feelings and Moods 91 Chapter 7: Missing Persons: Identity Problems and BPD 99 Chapter 8: Perceiving, Understanding, and Relating to Others 107 Chapter 9: BPD and Extreme Thinking 117 Chapter 10: Slipping Away from Reality 131 Part 3: Making the Choice to Change 139 Chapter 11: Researching and Choosing BPD Treatments 141 Chapter 12: Breaking Through Barriers to Change 159 Chapter 13: Explaining BPD to Others 173 Chapter 14: Taking Care of Yourself 187 Part 4: Treatments for BPD 197 Chapter 15: Inhibiting Impulsivity 199 Chapter 16: Calming the Storms Within 213 Chapter 17: Creating an Identity 235 Chapter 18: Putting Yourself in Other People's Shoes 247 Chapter 19: Finding Shades of Gray: Changing Problematic Core Beliefs 261 Chapter 20: Considering Medication for BPD 277 Part 5: Advice for People Who Care 289 Chapter 21: What to Do When Your Partner Has BPD 291 Chapter 22: Befriending People with BPD 311 Chapter 23: Parenting Children at Risk for BPD 325 Chapter 24: Advice for Adult Children of BPD Parents 339 Chapter 25: Advice for Therapists of People with BPD 347 Part 6: The Part of Tens 361 Chapter 26: Ten Quick Ways to Settle Down 363 Chapter 27: Ten Ways to Say You're Sorry 369 Chapter 28: Ten Things You Shouldn't Do 375 Appendix: Resources for You 381 Index 385.