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.