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Every therapist who treats people with borderline personality disorder should use this book. It's an organized way to move through steps necessary for the recovery process. Would also work great in a group therapy setting with an "AA" type approach. I would recommend this to anyone recovering from this disorder.
This book is an excellent guide for understanding borderline personality disorder and addictive behaviors. It clearly outlines the recovery steps someone with these disorders must take to live their life again. This book is very helpful to read as a family member of someone with bpd, as it gives you insight into how to have a relationship with someone recovering from borderline and other addictive behaviors. The book is well written and easy to read with practical advise.
Although the book could not save our relationship, I am hopeful because he is now reading this book. I read this book to better understand my now ex-boyfriend. The book offers steps to recovery through detailed exercises. It helped me to not take personally his actions and gave me understanding and empathy. It will help a loved one of BPD to listen and react in ways that can help facilitate the journey to recovery. The authors covered every area to guide the person with BPD to recovery. Awesome book.
The excerises are great and when done in a group setting, they offer support and validation from other members.Although other research or treatments are not mentioned, it is a tool that can work well for some BPD people. As a mental health therapist who specializes in treating BPD, I use this book in my BPD Group Therapy. The women may not recognize their own behaviors in themselves, but they can see their behaviors in others. I have found it helpful and so have the women who have used the book. I do use DBT at times along with the book, but for the most part, the book is the foundation of the Group.D.B., M.A., LPC, WY
I found this book hit every single nerve in my body. The content just resonated with truth. The content is clear, easy to understand and goes a long way towards enabling me to understand the complexities of this disorder.
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