ISBN: 9781572244108

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by a chronic pattern of impulsiveness, turbulent relationships, shifting self-image, and unstable emotions. The symptoms of BPD ofte… More...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by a chronic pattern of impulsiveness, turbulent relationships, shifting self-image, and unstable emotions. The symptoms of BPD often include a tremendous fear of abandonment, recurrent suicidal impulses, intense anger, and depression. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a psychological technique that combines elements of mindfulness training, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness training, and emotional regulation, has proven to be among the most effective techniques for controlling this extremely challenging disorder. For the first time ever, this book takes the powerful techniques of DBT and adapts them for readers looking for self-care options for BPD. By using this book, readers with BPD learn how to make sense of their overwhelming emotions and create a personalized plan to overcome self-harming behavior, suicidal tendencies, impulsiveness, and the fear of abandonment. Using an engaging and interactive workbook format, this book provides readers with the skills they need to make real progress in controlling BPD. Scott E. Spradlin, Books, Health and Well Being, The Borderline Personality Workbook: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Help You Balance Out-Of-Control Emotions Books>Health and Well Being Using dialectical behavior therapy, the only psychological technique developed especially to treat people with borderline personality disorder, this is the first self-help workbook to help readers regulate out-of-control emotions and other debilitating behaviors associated with the disorder.<