Surviving a Borderline Parent, Kimberlee Roth
Surviving a Borderline Parent, Kimberlee Roth
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Surviving a Borderline Parent
How to Heal Your Childhood Wounds and Build Trust, Boundaries, and Self-Esteem

Author: Kimberlee Roth, Freda B. Friedman

Narrator: Pam Ward

Unabridged: 7 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/15/2016

Synopsis

Between 6 and 10 million people in the U.S. suffer from borderline personality disorder. This book teaches adult children how to overcome the devastating effects of growing up with a parent who suffers from BPD. Although relatively common, borderline personality disorder (BPD) is often overlooked or misdiagnosed by therapists and clinicians and denied by those who suffer from it.

If you were raised by a BPD parent, your childhood was a volatile and painful time. This book, the first written specifically for children of borderline parents, offers step-by-step guidance to understanding and overcoming the lasting effects of being raised by a person suffering from this disorder. Discover specific coping strategies for dealing with issues common to children of borderline parents: low self-esteem, lack of trust, guilt, and hypersensitivity, and make the major decision whether to confront your parent about his or her condition.

About Kimberlee Roth

Kimberlee Roth is a health writer and journalist. She has written about borderline personality disorder and topics related to physical and emotional well-being for numerous newspapers and magazines, including the Chicago Tribune.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Autumn on June 13, 2009

I grew up with a father who was never formally diagnosed with BPD but who demonstrated almost all of the symptoms (in addition to bipolar, narcissistic, and addictive behaviors). This book was immensely helpful for me, especially just for pure validation (a thing you grow up pretty short on if you h......more

Goodreads review by Yulia on August 10, 2008

Revelatory, really. But I think the title may discourage people who could be helped b this book from considering it relevant to their own situations. Really, the "borderline" parent exhibits many of the traits that are common in certain cultures, so it may as well have been called, "Surviving an Asi......more

Goodreads review by Courtney on June 01, 2015

This book is wonderful. As an "adult child" of a mother with BPD as well as someone who has struggled with traits of BPD myself, this book helped me understand my mother and helped me understand my own struggles. First of all, the beginning of the book was a breath of fresh air: immediate validation......more

Goodreads review by Joni on March 22, 2012

My mother suffered from this, and it was a hard growing up. She passed away at 49 from cancer, and when she did I was still angery at her. but reading these books help me to understand how it wasnt her fault...it's no ones fault. There are things in life we can't control, and we just need to love &......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on November 07, 2012

It was like reading the story of my life!!! WHAT VALIDATION! I'm really NOT crazy, inept, incompetent, controlling (well maybe some), and can learn to trust, have close friends, and enjoy life more. I recommend this book to anyone who grew up thinking something was wrong with them, to help gain insi......more

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