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u/dothecreepuhh · 3 pointsr/BPD

Okay, fair enough. That sucks - but it is possible to learn about DBT by yourself (I have done a bit so far, I am on a waiting list for DBT in my country).

This is the book I'm using which was given to me by DBT therapist who sadly I can no longer afford to see, but it is very helpful and can be followed on your own without a therapist. I have also got Borderline Personality Disorder for Dummies which while may not be too well received due to the title but has really helped me to understand the condition better - which I think is the first real step to putting things in perspective. It's hard to fight a demon which you don't know anything about!

Definitely make sure you are not dragged in too far to the point where your own emotional well-being is in jeopardy. Make sure to encourage her to seek professional help as much as possible. Deceiving therapists is something I (and I think most people with BPD) have done. Make sure to talk through with her why it's best to be honest with her therapists, for example "if they don't know they cannot help, you have nothing to lose by telling them" etc. It's positive reinforcement that therapists are not my worst enemy which helps me - because it often feels to me like they are and I get overwhelmed that they know so much! It sometimes helps if someone helps me to rationalise that is what they are there for etc.

I will try and think of other things, but my brain seems to be working too slowly today. If you have any questions myself and everyone else will definitely try to help you :)

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/BPD

PsychologyToday isn't that great as well, on an in depth level. For me, I've found myself aimlessly surfing through the oversimplified/summaried articles, that only veers on the surface level of things.

  • "Emotionally instability" -- but what does that explain?

    Honestly, the pathology spreads across so many different disciplines/schools of thought, that I had to go through many different academic literature to grasp a conceptual understanding; attachment psychology, complex traumatic stress, neuroscience, developmental psychology, developmental trauma, object-relations, intrapsychic ego (impulsiveness/ego management/emotional-pull-push with people), dissociation, as well as marital therapy and sociological Asian American (to understand the cultural barriers/friction with mental health, then I'm looking towards understanding MBT and DBT, as a way to empathize.

    I've pretty much have most of the "mainstream" BPD books out there, and I think the Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified does a fairly good job providing a detailed overview of the prognosis of those with BPD. However, I've come across Borderline Personality Disorder: New Reasons for Hope again, and I think it may be more promising after skimming through it. I passed on it when I first forayed into BPD literature, instead opting for simpler books; however, I've come to realize that has only lead to the surface level of things as well.


    As for Randi, her book does more oversimplification which is consequently harmful, than the righteousness of doing good it wistfully intends. It also seems that she is using/projecting the book and her participation in the BPD community as a collective coping mechanism for her past. IDK

    Your website is great. I feel research/literature wise, we're reaching a point where we have a good amount research/literature on BPD that provides contemporary answers, but it's still fragmented across cross-topics/disciplines. We have top-experts in their own specialization like Otto Von in PTSD that usually have a chapter on BPD in their textbooks, and I reckon there should be more work from everyone into encompassing a collaborative comprehensive text for this highly niche subject of BPD, that entails not just one sole disciplinary focus.
u/BPDinLA · 2 pointsr/BPD

I do believe that BPDs can love deeply. For a long time I ruminated on this question, and I realized something that gave me peace. It was that in my prior relationships I didn't "love" them, I was only meeting my own needs to not be alone or unwanted, and in this I kept setting myself from heartbreak. I came to this conclusion after an IOP treatment, and reading A LOT of insightful information on neuroscience, narcissistic parents and child development. With the patience and love of my SO I now understand what it is to "love". To me, to love someone for who they are inside flaws and all, I want the very best for him and I treat him with respect instead of using him for my own needs and never considering his. I also had to learn boundaries, and making him my world is kinda weird.

I suggest reading a book called "Wired for Love"
and learning that it's okay to be alone (it was white-knuckling on the bathroom sobbing wanting to die kind of hard to learn but sooooo worth it. I have noticed that the BPs gain stability through experiencing their pain and learning to let the emotions wash through them.

Sorry for all over answer above but I do believe in you and that people with BPD can love immensely, deeply and passionately! And I hope that someday you find yourself really in love.

u/dsquard · 2 pointsr/BPD

I can't thank you enough for your insights. As always, she has shown the most emphatic and genuine remorse after the fact, and I still love her more every day. I've read Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder and it has been immeasurably helpful for me to understand that the hurtful things that are coming out of her mouth aren't actually coming from her... that she's not trying to manipulate me.

I can't tell you how sad it makes me to hear that you are struggling to find and maintain long-term relationships. My girlfriend is in a treatment program at the UCLA BPD clinic that emphasizes Mentalization Based Therapy, and in the year and half that we've dated, I have seen palpable improvements in her ability to control and face her emotions. In fact, just this past Christmas, she spent an entire week with her family without any single fight or outburst.

I know that we're both incredibly fortunate to have resources like the UCLA BPD clinic at our disposal, and even more fortunate that she is in such a cutting-edge program, but I just wanted to share with you the incredible progress she's made with this therapy. I strongly, strongly encourage you to seek out psychiatrists in your area that specialize in metallization-based therapy. It is incredibly difficult and unbelievably taxing emotionally, but the results speak for themselves. It will take time for your brain to be able to fully develop the necessary neural pathways from your Amygdala to your prefrontal cortex.

If nothing else, read that book. Seriously. It's given me relationship-saving insights, and I think it will be incredibly helpful in giving you the knowledge-base necessary to accurately and empathetically explain your condition to your loved ones. Mental illness is a fucking bitch, but it is not your fault. I suffer from periodic depression, so I know first hand what mental illness is and how fucking powerless it makes you feel.

I wish you nothing but the best of luck and all the future happiness that you deserve. If you ever need advice from someone who is totally committed to someone with BPD, please don't hesitate to PM me.

u/shamefestival · 5 pointsr/BPD

The internet is a morass and there indeed are many clinicians who don't want to treat us. HOWEVER there are many who have a particular interest in and compassion for borderline, and we are really lucky because they are the good ones. You can look on Psychology Today and they list what their interests are. Its nice to work with someone who's EXCITED to treat you.

As for up to date and rational information about the condition, its causes, how it works, and treatment/prognosis -- i wish i had found this book when I was first diagnosed:

http://www.amazon.com/Borderline-Personality-Disorder-Reasons-Hopkins/dp/1421403145

u/not-moses · 1 pointr/BPD

Recommended:

Nina Brown's Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-Up's Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents

Eleanor Payson's The Wizard of Oz and other Narcissists: Coping with the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family

Lindsay Gibson's Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

Elan Golomb's Trapped in the Mirror: Adult Children of Narcissists in the Struggle for Self

Susan Forward's Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life (a bit long in tooth now, but still useful) and Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You

Plus getting on board the Treatment Train:

  1. Medications, but only if really needed to get one stabilized enough to do the next six things on this list: Find a board certified psychopharmacologist in your area by using the clinician locator on the Psychology Today website. Getting psych meds from a GP or primary care doc can be useless or even risky. Psych diagnoses, meds and med interactions are just too complex now for most GPs and primary care docs.

  2. Support Groups: AA, MA and/or NA if one is using intoxicants to try to cope with emotional pain; ACA, EA and CoDA... where you will find others in similar boats who have found explanations, answers and solutions.

  3. Books and academic, professional websites including Mayo Clinic, WebMD, NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health), NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), and even Wikipedia (when everything asserted is solidly documented with citations). Strongly recommended because they all understand the upshots of having been stressed for too long, including complex PTSD which sounds like at least a good possibility here: Bessel van der Kolk, Peter Levine, Patricia Ogden, Ronald Kurtz, Laurence Heller, Bruce McEwen, Sonya Lupien and Robert Sapolsky. Accurate information is power.

  4. Psychotherapy: I currently use Ogden's SP4T as the interoceptive 9th of the 10 StEPs of Emotion Processing to manage any "time bombs" that turn up, but had good results over the years with several of the CBTs including REBT, collegiate critical thinking, schema therapy, and CPT, as well as DBT, MBCT, ACT, MBBT, MBSR, EMDR, HBCP, SEPt, and NARM.

    DBT, MBCT, ACT, MBBT and MBSR are terrific for symptom management. EMDR, HBCT, SEPt, SP4T and NARM are first-rate for memory-reprocessing, sense-making and detachment from the conditioning, programming, etc.

    To find the clinicians who know how to use these psychotherapies, look here, and here, and here, and (for DBT specialists in particular) here. If you dig a little on each page, you will be able to see which therapies they use. Then interview them as though they were applying for a job with your company. Most MD / psychiatrists, btw, are not therapists themselves (they are medication specialists), but can refer you to those who are, and are often -- though not always -- excellent sources of referral.

  5. Mindfulness Meditation: Try the Vipassana-style? (For a lot of people with anxiety, this stuff handles anxiety chop chop. Not sure about depression. Many of the modern psychotherapies for anxiety are actually based on it now.)

  6. Therapy Workbooks: I got a lot of lift-off by using inexpensive workbooks like these, and these, and these, and these.

  7. Moderate exercise: Because it is the single healthiest of the distractions one can use to yank oneself out of the paradigm for a while... and it can help to "massage" the brain so that it responds more quickly to psychotherapy.
u/sixtwentyone · 2 pointsr/BPD


Many, many things actually. I like the following books. They contain tons of helpful information and techniques without fluff:

u/Ontoforever · 1 pointr/BPD

Your story breaks my heart. If you aren't aware, no one deserves to be treated like you have been. It is amazing how strong you are to not only have survived this so far, but to have even set and accomplished some amazing goals (bikini competitor in fitness competitions!?!? Wow!) I'm so glad that you found this community and decided to post here.
Last year, I dealt with severe depression. I wanted to hurt myself and went to multiple hospitals several times. I was in the Army, and what I was doing was making me unhappy. I made several bad decisions with the result that I hated myself. Once, a nurse asked me, "Who hurt you?" I became very upset and did not want to answer his question. When I finally confronted it, I realized that I had hurt myself and I needed to recognize that and forgive myself.
I dealt with a lot of emotion-driven behavior, which I learned about in the book "Out of Control: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Workbook for Getting Control of Our Emotions and Emotion-Driven Behavior." A therapist gave me printouts of a chapter every day I finished the previous one. I think I got through this book in two weeks. Oh, here's the link on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002A6LLK0/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=VR26TLON41TS&coliid=I3P9GDEFBQKUFK
This book showed me that I was in the cycle of suffering, which sucked, but then it showed me why my life was worth living, which really picked me up. It taught me about protecting my peace and stability and how to reach my wise mind to make the best decisions. I bought a copy of this book after I got out of the hospital, so I have a blank copy to use if I feel the need, or give it away if someone else can use it. I've just started telling my story here a few days ago, and I've offered to buy the book for people if they think it would help them, and I'll gladly make the same offer to you. I have so much hope recently and I am so thankful that I made it out of my depression, that I just want to share this and help others if I can. I've looked into BPD and was almost diagnosed with it, but it didn't fit me. I do remember that it was complex. And, if your family does not care about you enough to get you the help you need to take care of your mental health, then they do not care about you enough. Nobody else will ever care about you like you do. Sometimes we are not able to care for ourselves and need other people, but self-interest is a powerful motivator. Please, get the help you need. None of this is something you can just "get over." Also, your mother sounds like she may be narcissistic. If that's the case, you might want to check out raised by narcissists at: http://www.reddit.com/r/raisedbynarcissists/
There are people there who know there is something wrong with their family, but have no idea what it is until they find that sub. That is an eye-opening experience.
Lastly, I highly recommend that everyone try journaling. It helped me so much. I only have so much room in my head, so I journal in order to "dump" my thoughts. I posted a little about this over on r/mixednuts. Your journal should be yours and yours alone. If your family would disregard your privacy and read it, find a way to make sure they can't. You can write anything in a journal. You can write letters that you never send. You can write confessions. You can rant and rage at anyone or anything. Get it off your chest. Also, a journal can take a snapshot of your mind. Later, you can see where you've been and where you are. You can record lessons you learn in your journal, so you won't forget things that were so hard to understand in the first place.
I really hope this helps you. I have a friend who was diagnosed with BPD. It was a rough road for her, but she made it through and is doing so much better now. I know you can get through this. If there is anything I can do, please let me know. I'll be rooting for you.

u/zarathustraMD · 2 pointsr/BPD

https://www.amazon.com/Will-Ever-Good-Enough-Narcissistic/dp/1439129436

You should definitely check out this book. It's for daughter's raised by narcissistic mothers, it also talks about the father's role as well. It goes into how to heal from it and many other things. Your therapist should be able to help you with most of the other stuff. But something that really helped me with accepting the positives and negatives and with mental stability is Buddhism. I'm general spiritual I read stuff from all religious sectors. But Buddhism is based around finding mental stability, feeling and expressing love and compassion, acceptance, and it's core is putting you on the path out of suffering. The best book for that is The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Soygal Rinpoche. The book talks about all parts of life, including your own death as well as how to be there for people who are dying. It goes over so much and it's beautifully written. Most of modern therapy, especially BPD specific therapy (DBT), is based on Buddhism and Eastern religions because it is in Buddhism where radical acceptance comes from. Also Alan Watts was a philosopher, and he studied all the religions and was really into Buddhism and Zen and he has fantastic books that are self help and spiritual and his outlook on life shows you how you are connected to the world and yourself. Alan Watts has significantly helped me. Also, if you look on YouTube many of his talks are on there too. I prefer listening to his talks because he is kind of funny but when you listen to him talk then when you read his stuff it makes more sense and you get the inflections he has.

u/stars_in_my_darkness · 1 pointr/BPD

I bought as many books as I could on DBT and ACT not all at once only when I could afford it.

I started by reading http://www.amazon.com/Cognitive-Behavioral-Treatment-Borderline-Personality-Disorder/dp/0898621836/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1408057792&sr=8-2&keywords=cognitive+behavioral+therapy+for+bpd

&

http://www.amazon.com/Doing-Dialectical-Behavior-Therapy-Individualized/dp/1462502326/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408057888&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=doing+dialectical+behavioural+therapy

to get a better understanding of BPD and DBT. and right now I am working with these workbooks:

http://www.amazon.com/Training-Treating-Borderline-Personality-Disorder/dp/0898620341/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1408057792&sr=8-3&keywords=cognitive+behavioral+therapy+for+bpd

and


http://www.amazon.com/Expanded-Dialectical-Behavior-Therapy-Training/dp/1936128128/ref=pd_sim_b_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=1H69WV6FGR18FCSQ5TSQ


and I have just ordered this one.

http://www.amazon.com/Dialectical-Behavior-Therapy-Skills-Workbook/dp/1572245131/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408057792&sr=8-1&keywords=cognitive+behavioral+therapy+for+bpd

the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy book I got is (I have yet to start this one):

http://www.amazon.com/Acceptance-Commitment-Therapy-Second-Practice/dp/1609189620/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408058093&sr=1-1&keywords=acceptance+and+commitment+therapy


I do what is on the workbooks and I also do further research on the skills online so I can understand it better and see what works and what doesn't for me and I test them out forcing myself to do exposure sessions ( or try to get used to using them in the moment they are needed or helpful) and I write down everything so I don't forget and kind of monitor myself and my progress.

u/tbabrs · 2 pointsr/BPD

Depends how much work you feel like putting into this. Read about what she might be going through, what treatments are effective, realize the limits of what you can do and you could conceivably create a very helpful adjudicative role in her recovery. By realize the limits of what you can do I mean try to get her a good doctor, don't expect to be her doctor.

https://www.amazon.com/Hate-You-Dont-Leave-Understanding-Personality/dp/0399536213

https://www.amazon.com/Rebuilding-Shattered-Lives-Post-Traumatic-Dissociative-ebook/dp/B000WCTLM4/

https://www.amazon.com/Cognitive-Behavioral-Treatment-Borderline-Personality-Disorder/dp/0898621836/

u/where2cop123 · 2 pointsr/BPD

Since you're in NYC have you tried looking at getting psychodynamic psychotherapy at a psychoanalytic institute? There's Transference-focused psychotherapy at NewYork-Presbyterian Weil Cornell Hospital. I know NYP offers DBT as well, if you are to go that route.

Here is a comprehensive list of all the available therapies out there to treat BPD. Because you're in NYC, you have a wider-range of available specialized therapies, than just the more popularized DBT out there.

Edit: I also found this blog post with comments critiquing their experiences at St Lukes Roosevelt Hospital's Center for Intensive Treatment of Personality Disorders (CITPD).

Maybe you can get your father to read James F Masterson's Search For the Real Self first to ease the interpersonal burden of reconciling with the past and to rekindle and ameliorate things? It may help ease the burden as it's a simplified to-the-point introductory description of folks with not just BPD but in the perspective of personality disorders in general. Alternatively, you can parse it for a limited duration for free by borrowing it online through Open Library to see what you think of it as well - account registration is required.

u/LDR-Lover · 12 pointsr/BPD

I'm reading "Sometimes I Act Crazy" right now and thought this passage might give you some comfort:

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"Trapped in a maze of inconsistent images, the borderline is unable to form a constant, predictable sense of self and the world; unlike the healthy child, the borderline is unable to establish a healthy object constancy -- a reliable, comforting, internalized image of her world -- that she can use to soothe herself in time of stress. Instead, she needs the presence of others to reassure and comfort her."

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The passage also has an anecdote about a woman named Arleen (who has BPD) where she is quoted to say, "I feel I really couldn't be myself without another person to reflect on."

u/Leon2693 · 2 pointsr/BPD

Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship https://www.amazon.com/dp/1608820580/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_oOL7AbSF7CY7Y

u/youngpadw · 1 pointr/BPD

This book is still kinda new and so not many people have seen it. I'm so lucky I found it in my library, it's helped me immensely. Each story is inspirational cos it talks about how they've been getting better, even with massive set backs. Beyond Borderline: True Stories of Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Borderline-Recovery-Personality-Disorder/dp/1626252343/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1525982644&sr=8-3-fkmr0

u/cherryxbomb · 2 pointsr/BPD

Stronger Than BPD: The Girl’s Guide to Taking Control of Intense Emotions, Drama, and Chaos Using DBT is a fantastic, easy read that incorporates DBT (dialectical behavior therapy - one of the most successful treatments for BPD). I can't sing this book's praises enough. I've highlighted and dog-eared a tons of content and I refer back to it frequently.

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u/craftyqueer · 3 pointsr/BPD

Honestly the book that helped me understand BPD the most when I was first diagnosed was Borderline Personality Disorder for Dummies. It feels kind of silly but it's easy to understand and all informed by experts. Plus it doesn't have any of the stigmatizing things that can be found in some of the other books about BPD. In terms of self-help, I'd recommend Coping with BPD. It's organized by situation/symptom/experience (e.g. loneliness, negative self-thoughts, urges to lash out...etc) and has really great suggestions for coping skills.

u/xosomeblonde · 1 pointr/BPD

There's a workbook called "Out of Control" that focuses on ALL the things. It's very in depth, kinda cluttered, but it really does delve deep.

It covers CBT, DBT, Trauma-focused, ACT, all the therapies lol.

Here's a link to check it out: https://www.amazon.com/Out-Control-Dialectical-Cognitive-Behavioral-Emotion-Driven/dp/B002A6LLK0

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u/imgoingalittlenuts2 · 1 pointr/BPD

Thank you for the compliment. To my detriment or not, I've spent a long time trying help people as a layman. I have nine or ten fewer years of education than the person you're seeing so caveat emptor.

DBT workbook

Another workbook you can go over with your Doc

Relationship wise:

"I Hate You; Don't Leave Me"

and the follow up:

"Sometimes I Act Crazy"

This is a peek down the rabbit hole. There are many more resources available. Even as a poor college student, these books are affordable (especially when compared to the books you're used to buying).

u/boqolnicks · 1 pointr/BPD

Beyond Borderline: True Stories of Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1626252343/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_dG9VDbS7TQG9P

u/Triteleia · 2 pointsr/BPD

Search For The Real Self: Unmasking The Personality Disorders Of Our Age by James F. Masterson, MD. The book is the most sensible and coherent explanation on why a person develops a BP.

u/riggamaurice · 11 pointsr/BPD

When ever this comes up, I recommend Borderline Personality Disorder: New Reasons for Hope, published by Johns Hopkins Medical School, as being more scientific.

There's been a lot of research on BPD in the last 10 years, and a much more nuanced understanding emerges from that than from self-help books.

u/sunshine682 · 1 pointr/BPD

In my experience DBT has a lot of handouts and worksheets. We use these in our DBT class:

DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/1572307811/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0CWIDb9C5AVHD

That being said, your therapist will help you work through that past trauma. Don’t worry, it will come with time.

I’ve really enjoyed this book as it uses real world examples to apply DBT skills to. It’s geared towards women but works for anyone:

Stronger Than BPD: The Girl's Guide to Taking Control of Intense Emotions, Drama, and Chaos Using DBT https://www.amazon.com/dp/1626254958/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_IEWIDbVCQ3RCW

u/ProudNutter · 2 pointsr/BPD

Read this book: The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know About Living with BPD https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003TXT5MY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_TeSYxbYVK3ME7


It's sort of an introduction to BPD and it covers everything you need to know . You need to know what BPD is and how it affects the sufferer and those around them.