Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook
Description
The symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) include severe mood shifts, unfounded accusations and wildly inappropriate displays of anger, a range of self-destructive behaviors, and frantic efforts to avoid abandonment. For the friends and families of people with BPD, The Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook supports and reinforces the ideas in its partner book Stop Walking on Eggshells.
The Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook can be used by itself, or as an accompaniment to the first book. A practical guide to successfully navigating life with someone with BPD, it's chock full of worksheets, checklists, and exercises to help them apply what they've learned to their own relationship. It includes a form to help to fill in when looking for a clinician, a list of phrases to use, and a glossary of BPD-related terms. The book is easy to read and right to the point.
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James Paul Shirley, LMSW, is a therapist with 15 years of experience with personality disorders. He provides support to people who are undergoing divorce and custody disputes with someone who has borderline personality disorder. He is coauthor of the Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part 1: From Confusion to Clarity: Understanding BPD
- 1. Walking on Eggshells: Does Someone in Your Life Have BPD Traits?
- 2. Defining BPD: The DSM-IV and Cognitive Distortions
- 3. Defining BPD:The Subtypes
- 4. Getting Together: Relationship Behavior Patterns
- 5. Brainwashing 101: How BPD Behavior Affects You
- 6. Beyond Denial: Accepting What You Cannot Change (And Changing What You Can)
- 7. Treasuring Yourself: Owning Your Own Reality
- 8. Clearing the FOG: Fear, Obligation, and Guilt
- 9. Being Heard: Communicating with a Borderline
- Part 2: Making Wise Decisions and Implementing Them
- 10. Considering Options and Making Decisions
- 11. Finding Qualified Professional Help
- Appendix A: Reading List and Resources
- Appendix B: Glossary
- Appendix C: Safety Plan for Domestic Violence Situations
- References
- Index
- About the Authors
