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Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone you Care About has Borderline Personality Disorder (Paperback)

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Paperback: 258 pages
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications (Jul 1 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 157224108X
ISBN-13: 978-1572241084
Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 341 g

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (76 customer reviews)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, realistic and balanced, Jun 29 2004

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This excellent book has quite understandably received 5-star reviews from most readers. This is because it does a superb job in explaining borderline personality disorder (BPD), and suggesting strategies for coping with the borderline in your life.

I am writing this review to take issue with one of the few negative reviews: "Worthless and harmful", by Ospawno. This reviewer felt that the book (1) is "incredibly simplistic"; (2) "lacks a sound foundation in clinical research" and (3) actually just encourages "the "non" borderline to feel justified in dumping their borderline partner". All three charges are unfounded.

The book is written in an easy-to-read style; Ospawno says that the authors seem to have believed "that most reading it possess an fifth grade education". Wake up, Ospawno, half of the people in the USA basically do possess the equivalent of a fifth grade education! Guess what, many of them have to deal with BPD in their lives too! The language is simple, the concepts are not, and they are well explained.

Secondly, to the extent that the book deals with the characteristics of BPD, it remains well in touch with the DSM definition of the disorder at all times and is thus clinically well grounded. Ospawno's vague academic ramblings about "cluster B traits" and whatnot are irrelevant. Based on my experience and on the experience of hundreds if not thousands of people with BPD in their lives, the depiction of the disorder in this book is spot on.

Thirdly, the claim that the book just encourages the "non"-BPD partner to dump the BPD partner is the most unfair of all. About two thirds of the book, from pp. 85-220, is about how to deal with BPD on a day-to-day basis. Ospawno finds this advice "vague and ambiguous", but frankly, I would like to see him do a better job. BPD is not easy to live with. On the message boards run by one of the authors you will see people trying to deal with the disorder, and you will sometimes see what Ospawno calls "vindictive folks spewing vitriolic hate against their ex". If he had any actual knowledge of what it's like to live with BPD, he would understand that this is a pretty natural reaction in some cases. It's not a consequence of reading this book, which is most of the time more kind to the borderline than I would be inclined to be myself. Rather, it's a consequence of living with BPD, which Ospawno clearly knows nothing about.

In short, the book is not "worthless and harmful", it is valuable and life-affirming. If you have someone with BPD in your life, this book will give you the knowledge to address your situation in whatever way you decide is best.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Living with a BPD is different then reading about them..., Jun 26 2004

By	Garrett E. Johnson "garrett_johnson" (Stockton, California United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Living with a BPD is different then reading about them, but not in this book. I consulted with "experts" about my former spouse who has BPD their impressions are MUCH different then the actual experience. When seeking counseling I was blamed for her outrageous behavior, as anyone who has lived with a BPD they begin their formation at very early ages. The book was surprising in the honestly from those recovering from BPD. While married to a BPD I heard the "real story" behind many of the events of her childhood (from her) those events were never discussed as honestly in front of counselors. This book was both illuminating and liberating to finally hear groups of people echoing my own experiences. Even the frank quotations read like a script of my marriage it left me feeling like the problem was so thoroughly understood that it left me no more question in my mind about my own sanity. If someone you love has ever threatened to kill themselves, cut themselves, if you have had a conversation with that person and felt like "was I really there when we talked about this?", or if you have been arrested 3-4 times without knowing why until the court date, you really need to buy this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book will save your sanity!, May 30 2003

By	Daryl W. Boughton (Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As the manager of websites dealing with the psychopaths and narcissists in our lives, this book is at the top of the list to help our members grapple with the difficulties of dealing with personality disordered partners and family members. It's a valuable tool with more than Borderline PD. My husband has Narcissistic Personality Disorder and it put my feet on the path to dealing with him. This book will give you the understanding, coping skills, validation and tools to reclaim your life. Your understanding of how to deal with personality disorders and the knowledge you gain will benefit you in more ways than you can ever imagine. Buying this book is the biggest favour you can ever do for yourself. 5 stars just isn't enough.

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5.0 out of 5 stars support without blame
I got this book because I have a friend who has been diagnosed with BPD and I wanted to better understand what she is dealing with and how to be the best support for her. Read more

Published 15 months ago by Harriet

5.0 out of 5 stars saved my sanity
I live in a household with two borderlines. My husband, one of them, is also an alcoholic. The other borderline is my 17 year old daughter, whom I have given everything I had to... Read more

Published on Feb 10 2006 by christine

1.0 out of 5 stars this book blames the victim
This book left me with the feeling that I was a spouse-abuser. Do not buy or read this book and save your mental health!

Published on Aug 24 2005

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Published on Jun 18 2004