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I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality Kindle Edition

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A new, revised Third Edition is available now!

The bestselling guide to understanding borderline personality disorder.


After more than two decades as the essential guide to Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), this new edition now reflects the most up- to-date research that has opened doors to the neurobiological, genetic, and developmental roots of the disorder as well as connections between BPD and substance abuse, sexual abuse, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, ADHD, and eating disorders.

Both pharmacological and psychotherapeutic advancements point to real hope for success in the treatment and understanding of BPD.

This expanded and revised edition remains as accessible and useful as its predecessor and will reestablish this book as the go-to source for those diagnosed with BPD, their family, friends, and colleagues, as well as professionals and students in the field.
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"...a book that may save you a lot of time and wasted, misguided pain in dealing with a loved one (with Borderline Personality Disorder)."
-SystemsThinker.com

"...a good resource for professionals and families, because it provides therapists with concrete ideas to incorporate both instruction and hope into their practice by providing patients and their families suggestions in simple, non-condescending language. It is by far the best book on the market on BPD."
-Anita Biase, strugglingteens.com

About the Author

Jerold J. Kreisman, MD, is a clinician and educator who founded one of the first acute care facilities in the world designed specifically for borderline patients. HAL STRAUS has been a professional medical/health writer and editor for more than twenty-five years. They are also the authors of Sometimes I Act Crazy: Living with Borderline Personality Disorder.

Hal Straus has been a professional medical/health writer and editor for more than twenty-five years.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0046ECFIG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ TarcherPerigee; Revised, Updated edition (October 25, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 25, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1152 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
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Big life changer for BPD patients that want to understand what they are going through
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Big life changer for BPD patients that want to understand what they are going through
This book is AMAZING! I was Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and this book answered a lot of my questions and actually helped me understand why I’am the way I’am and I handle my mental health much better. It also helped my family understand why and they are more helpful and understanding towards me. Highly recommend this book
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Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2013
BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) plus Temperament (Personality & Behavioral Style) can be very important to know about, especially for those dealing with it personally or because someone they love and care about is a BPD (usually a spouse or significant other). Few people know about BPD or PAS (Parental Alienation Syndrome), which generally happens when separation or divorce results because a spouse has BPD and Parent Alienation against a noncustodial spouse or the "other" parent is involved. Children of a BPD parent are at high risk of being BPD with PAS, and grow up with multiple problems that can be life-threatening, traumatic, abusive, and wrong.

There is a lot of confusion with tendency to misdiagnose or fail to know someone is a BPD, especially when PAS is involved; generally for generations. It becomes an ongoing cycle of traumatic abuse and alienation (turning) against others that gets passed from generation to generation unless appropriately recognized and addressed with appropriate evaluation, diagnosis, counseling, and treatment.

Children growing up with a BPD parent, which generally includes PA (Parent Alienation against others with denial of information, truth, contact, and relationships with others); commonly grow up with huge ongoing problems that negatively affect them for life, especially within their own attempts at relationships with others. Knowing the characteristics common to a BPD, and to PA can help individuals to be informed and able to understand and respond more positively (safely). Not being informed can be dangerous and life-threatening for everyone involved. Especially for children, teens, and young adults forced to grow up with a traumatically hateful, abusive, impulsive, irresponsible, immature, deceptive (lying), malicious parent while denied all information, contact, and relationships with others by the BPD parent demanding a child choose only the BPD parent.

Someone with BPD denies all wrongdoing and refuses to make things right, while denying mental illness and the need for appropriate evaluation, diagnosis, and counseling. They deceive self and others, believing their own lies and false ideas/beliefs so that others believe what they SAY even when totally absurd and false with evidence that what they think, believe, and say is FALSE! They are generally charismatic (people like them). They will say and do anything they think might be needed to manipulate, deceive, and get others to agree with them, believe them, and comply with their ever-changing demands. They think and care about no one but self and their own personal agendas. They can be very clever and highly intelligent (educated), but totally lack maturity, common sense, and good judgment. They are generally rebellious as teens with huge problems that increase over time, and without appropriate diagnosis and counseling; they struggle with relationships and generally have a very difficult life to deal with.

The book is OKay, but does not include information about God-given Temperament (Personality and behavioral style), which is important for everyone to have, know, and be able to apply. Temperament can increase the inappropriate responses, attitudes, and traumatic abuses of a BPD; especially a BPD with PAS. Something we deal with on a daily ongoing basis because of the ongoing hatred and traumatic abuses of a BPD with PAS and a history of 5 Maternal generations of total destruction because of it; while those with BPD and PAS deny all wrongdoing and realities involved. Children robbed of a relationship with a noncustodial parent from 4 months, 18 months, & 3 with 2 suicidal teens responding after a lifetime of traumatic abuse, deception, hatred, and life-threatening situations created by their custodial parent and others who are the 4th & 5th Maternal generation forced to be destroyed because those with BPD and PAS deny all wrongdoing and have never been appropriately evaluated, diagnosed, or treated. And, yes, appropriate diagnose, counseling, and treatment are available. The problem is that those with BPD and PAS reject and refuse to acknowledge realities, evaluation, and treatment so that the ongoing cycle passed from generation to generation cannot be broken. Especially when those dealing with it have no idea what's going on or why or how to respond (what to say and do).

Responding incorrectly generally always makes things much worse and increases the sudden angry rages and traumatic, hateful abuses of a BPD with PAS. They can be dangerous and those they abuse can be totally destroyed with no probable cause (evidence or witnesses). Especially in Ohio where no evidence and no witnesses can totally destroy someone based solely on FALSE Allegations (Lies and perjury). Especially when courts (judges, prosecutors, attorneys, children services, and others) believe, assist, and give sole custody to the BPD parent with PAS so that kids are also totally destroyed over time and end up suicidal. A reality and fact that most individuals know nothing about until it happens without knowing or comprehending why that is.

Information is important, and this explains one of the most confusing aspects of Borderline Personality. The basic main FEAR of being ABANDONED, which motivates the BPD with PAS to be demanding, insecure, totally self focused, and even dangerous. It can be worse when FEAR of not getting into Heaven is added to the motivation of the BPD with PAS so that the individual will say and do anything without ability to respond appropriately to those fears; especially without destroying others because of those fears.

The other books, information, and materials available online and otherwise are critical for anyone having BPD, PAS, or having to deal with the realities of someone with BPD,PAS and life-threatening situations that result.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2017
I was once in a relationship with a woman who exhibited all the signs of borderline personality disorder (BPD): uncontrollable, inappropriate anger; impulsivity; self-harming; projection; splitting; idealization and devaluation; and many more were characteristic of my time with her.

I walked on eggshells constantly, always either in combat during her rages or, feeling like her happier moments were merely cease-fires whose duration were always short and correctly anticipated to be so.

I ended the relationship, believing my ex to be an evil reptilian person who didn't know the meaning of the word "empathy."

But I also didn't know about the ways family and others in relationships with a borderline can cope with the borderline's behavior. The SET-UP technique described by the author could certainly have helped me address my ex's episodes more effectively and more proactively than gearing up for battle and, ultimately, walking away.

The advances in psychotherapies and even in medication (though no medications are specifically indicated for BPD) are helping many borderlines alleviate their symptoms, develop healthier relationships, achieve some degree of remission, and lead lives closer to normal, and show great hope for the future. And "I Hate You, Don't Leave Me" discusses these quite thoroughly and optimistically.

As I progressed through this book, I often wondered what it would have been like had I stayed in the relationship with my ex, knowing about the various coping methods like SET-UP, and working through family therapy with her (my ex was seeing a therapist during the time we were together, but she told me it was for depression and anxiety, not BPD; I pieced together that she had BPD after the relationship ended). Maybe if I had been a little more patient, a little more firm at maintaining boundaries, and definitely a little more supportive and empathic, we may have been able to achieve a longstanding, happy relationship.

One last thing: if you're the type who stops reading the book at the last chapter and doesn't venture into reading the appendices of a book, you may want to break from that routine for this book. Appendix B provides a great discussion of how the borderline personality disorder diagnosis evolved. Definitely worth reading.

Whether you're a student of psychology, a practicing therapist, a borderline struggling to stop the pain, or a family member or relationship partner of a borderline, you will find "I Hate You, Don't Leave Me," an informative, helpful resource in stopping the pain of this terrible disorder.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2017
As someone who has an I Teresa in psychology but zero psychology education, this book is great! I suspect a dear friend may be borderline and I picked this up hoping to get some insight into this disorder and it has been a God-send. The later chapters were not to thrilling as a layperson, they're heard more towards therapists I think, with a focus on types of therapies and how they work/should work. But the first half of the book was fascinating and helped me better understand not only the symptoms and typical behaviors of BPD but also what can cause it and how. I now see that someone suffering from this is not acting in negative ways out of resentment for bad childhood or a bit of irrational fear, but that suffered issues that impacted his psychological and emotional development in ways that he had to create poor defense mechanisms just to get by, and never learned another way, and that he was taught that love can be given and taken away, or that it must be constantly re-earned or whatever. Their actions are not bc they're bitter or hurt, it's because they truly feel unloveable and empty, and truly believe that any mistake can cause someone to take back their love. Which is absurd to most but ingrained in borderlines. I'm grateful for this book. And it's giving me methods to best handle situations in s way that's healthy for myself and my borderline friend rather than counterproductive and frustrating - specifically the SET-UP method. I think this is actually a GREAT approach to dealing with difficult situations in general, not only with borderline personality disorder.
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Julia
5.0 out of 5 stars Importante leitura para familiares
Reviewed in Brazil on November 1, 2022
Hoje em dia quem sofre do transtorno junto dos seus familiares e amigos precisam desse tipo de informação, que em maior parte do livro é dada de maneira explicativa, clara e não-preconceituosa/generalizada. É explicado durante todo o livro que somente alguns dos sintomas possam fazer sentido e que não significa que isso faça dos que sofrem com ele, que utilizem o transtorno como desculpa, benefício próprio ou vitimismo.
Kylie Colford
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative on topic
Reviewed in Canada on October 2, 2021
Like anybody reading anything about mental health issues or behavioral informational pieces, the topics for this novel is clearly focused and while reading this book it does not stray from the main focus which is to explore bpd. For myself on a personal level, this enhanced my want further educate myself & continue to explore other types of issues that sooo many people face today, beyond just this one however this novel is a well-written one for the readers.
Aayush Raina
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in India on February 10, 2022
Gives a better understanding when you are living with bipolar person. Wish I had Axis to this before. Kudos to the author for compiling this.
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YXyx
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful
Reviewed in Germany on October 17, 2022
wonderful book
Claire
5.0 out of 5 stars THE book about BPD
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2020
I believe this was one of the first widely-published books about BPD, before it became as well-publicised as it is now. It was one of the first serious books I read on the subject and to say it was enlightening would be an understatement. If you have any doubts about your diagnosis/status, I think reading this book will help you decide. I certainly recognised myself very early on. I don't recall finding any particular self-help guidance but it was very useful to develop my understanding of symptoms and non-BPD perception of the condition. It's the second time I've bought it as I've lent my original copy out so many times I've now lost track of who has it. This is an important book in my reference library and if you want to know more about BPD (for whatever reason) I think you'll find the writer's style and use of specific case studies really accessible. Recommend highly. The seller shipped this quickly and it was well-packaged. Would buy again (and probably will....!)
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