I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: Third Edition: Understanding the Borderline Personality Paperback – September 7, 2021

It is helping me to better understand the mental health journey my granddaughter is on, while she is working with her counselor. I was not at all knowledgeable about borderline personality disorder. I feel more compassionate about her mood disorders and sometimes erratic behaviors. I wanted to show compassion and some basic understanding.

A great book. So helpful

I ordered this as a woman with BPD and it has been incredibly insightful.

If you have someone in your life suffering from an NDP this a a must read. Explains a lot. Gives good strategies to use.

I definitely recommend this as a place to start if you or someone you know is dealing with BPD.The book is written for a general audience and doesn't require any formal experience with psychology for therapy.The book is full of anecdotes describing the disorder, in addition to the DSM criteria and formal research information about treatment options. The anecdotes are really important because BPD behavior is all over the place, manifesting differently from patient to patient. If you or someone you know suffers from BPD, you'll find that some of the anecdotes are irrelevant, but others are so hauntingly similar to your own life that you'll swear you wrote them yourself.This book is also pleasantly up-to-date. I'm reading another book now that was published in 2003, and the major difference that I notice is that the prognosis for fixing BPD is a lot more optimistic than it used to be. The 2003 book paints BPD as a very challenging disorder, resistant to treatment. This book is more optimistic, and has data to back that optimism up.

Great book for those experiencing BPD in their life, including the individual and their loved ones. My mom suffers from pretty severe BPD and this book answered so many questions I’ve had for a long time. It has positively influenced how I perceive and react to her traits and behaviors which have caused chaos in the family dynamic for many years.The author uses real-life examples to demonstrate many different combinations of behaviors and personality traits that someone with BPD could portray, and steps the individual and their family can attempt to repair the family dynamic and adapt so that these individuals can maintain healthy relationships and function in society.I’m getting a lot of insights from this book, would certainly recommend.

I heard about this old book from another counselor. As I read the book it helped me with one of my clients. The book gave me insight on borderline personality that I never had. The writer was very easy to follow and simple to understand. I do suggest this book to others

I highly recommend to those who have BPD or loved ones who are trying to understand BPD