Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder : Communication Skills to Manage Intense Emotions, Set Boundaries, and Reduce Conflict - Jerold J Kreisman

Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder

Communication Skills to Manage Intense Emotions, Set Boundaries, and Reduce Conflict

By: Jerold J Kreisman, Randi Kreger

Paperback | 1 November 2018

At a Glance

Paperback


RRP $36.00

$34.25

or 4 interest-free payments of $8.56 with

 or 
In Stock and Aims to ship in 1-2 business days

When will this arrive by?

In this compassionate guide, Jerold Kreisman—author of I Hate You, Don’t Leave Me—offers a powerful set of tools to help you express yourself, set boundaries, and cultivate healthy communication with a loved one who is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD).

If you have a loved one with BPD, you need real, proven-effective strategies to help you navigate the intense emotions and conflict that can arise in daily interactions and conversations. People with BPD often feel anger, pain, and hurt from a history of invalidation and disappointment, and their difficulty in regulating emotions can lead to moments of lashing out that can confuse and upset those around them.

Written by a psychiatrist with more than 40 years of experience in treating BPD, Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder offers a breakthrough, compassionate approach to communicating with a loved one who has BPD. The SET (support, empathy, truth) method outlined in this book is a powerful and simple tool that will allow you to honestly address your loved one’s demands, assertions, and feelings while still maintaining appropriate boundaries. Each step builds on the last, helping you build up a consistent and reliable communication process.

In this book, you’ll find a review of BPD and the common communication problems inherent in the disorder. You’ll learn how SET can address these issues. And finally, you’ll find detailed examples of specific scenarios that can arise when talking to a loved one with BPD.

Remember—validation isn’t the same as agreement. You can help your loved one feel validated while still maintaining your own boundaries. This essential guide will show you how.

Industry Reviews
“Borderline personality disorder (BPD), which can be difficult for clinicians to manage, can also be painful for families and loved ones. They need help to avoid conflict and to respond in helpful ways. This book, written in highly accessible language, provides many practical tips on communicating about intense emotions and understanding troubled people.”
Joel Paris, MD, professor in the department of psychiatry at McGill University, and author of Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder

Other Editions and Formats

Digital Audiobook

Published: 26th February 2019

Instant Digital Delivery to your Booktopia Reader App

More in Clinical Psychology

Schema Therapy : A Practitioner's Guide - Jeffrey E. Young

RRP $120.00

$98.25

18%
OFF
Basic Personal Counselling 9ed : A Training Manual for Counsellors - David Geldard
Life Span Human Development : 4th Edition - Carol K. Sigelman

RRP $159.95

$130.75

18%
OFF
Psychology - Australian and New Zealand Edition : 4th Edition - Douglas A. Bernstein
SPSS Statistics : 5th Edition - A Practical Guide - Kellie Bennett

RRP $99.95

$85.90

14%
OFF
Principles and Practice of Grief Counseling : 3rd Edition - Darcy L. Harris
Is This Autism? : A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else - Donna Henderson
Polyvagal Card Deck : 58 Practices for Calm and Change - Deb Dana