Stop Walking on Eggshells. Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care about Has Borderline Personality Disorder

Customer Reviews

Hello!

2008-04-28
Introduced me to a mental problem that I had observd but didn't know was considered by the psychology world. Ideas for coping were much appreciated.

A must read for all nonbps

2008-04-24
This is a very well written, easy to read book. For myself, I think the comments from BPs really helped me to distance myselfs from my wife's verbal attacks. It really helps to remember that BPs are reacting out of panic, or raging at something within themselves, and those around them are, in a sense, caught in the crossfire.

Curdled knowledge, way past it's expiration date.

2008-03-14
There is a diverse variety of BPD types and even more combinations of subtypes or coexisting disorders that can make up the BPD spectrum. It is way too easy to generalize and only view this disorder in an extreme spectrum....and in the process, view it very wrong. This book comes out of the starting gate generalizing the BP way too much in a "worst case" scenario.

I understand this books mission, and it was a noble undertaking. But I think it can do more harm than good. So many good books have come since this books first publishing and many of them dispel what is written in this book because the science, psychology and understanding of BPD is a dynamic and ever evolving one. Psychology is a fast paced field and new information and knowledge is constantly evolving. For this reason alone, you should always focus on more recently published works.

Honestly, if you're having these terrible experiences with your spouse as described herein, you should seriously talk one on one with a qualified psychiatrist and ask how to handle your unique situation.

Joe's

2008-02-28
It took me 53 years to understand that my mother has Borderline Disorder. What a great book for an average person to understand what was really going on. Highly recommended.

Stop Walking on Eggshells

2008-01-07
I purchased this book in order to help me understand family members, from a counselors recommendation. Initially I wasn't convinced that the descriptions matched and wasn't sure I liked the book. But the author gives great examples and testimony,additional resources, and recommendations for how to address various behaviors, which I found very helpful.

love it

2007-12-17
Stop Walking on Eggshells: Coping When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder is a self-help guide that helps the family members and friends of individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) understand this self-destructive disorder and learn what they can do to cope with it and take care of themselves. It is designed to help them understand how the disorder affects their loved ones and recognize what they can do to get off the emotional roller coasters and take care of themselves.

I finally got my life back!

2007-10-30
I deal with people a lot and it seems almost everyone has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) to some degree. This book is well-written for the person dealing with people who have BPD or living with a borderline and the borderline as well. The book is written in a format that moves from clinical diagnosis to real-life examples to suggested 'how to's'. I can't recommend it highly enough! I also recommend the book Understanding: Train of Thought.

Stop Walking on Eggshells

2007-10-18
I haven't finished this book yet. So far I have recieved information that has been valueable. I really think the book will be a great source of information and reference for me.

Good Real Life Examples But With A Lot of Redundancy

2007-10-15
Having a parent with BPD, it was comforting to read the stories of other children and parents coping with similar issues in the examples offered by the authors. However, I found the authors efforts to analyze these real world examples to be overly simplistic. I would still recommend this book to others who have family members with BPD, because of the isolating nature of this disorder.

BPD

2007-10-06
As a parent of a BPD this is absolutely helpful, and was recommended by our Dr. However it can be depressing as this disorder can wreck havok on your life.