Publisher's Synopsis
Borderline personality disorder is a disorder that has been stigmatized for centuries.
Before people understood exactly what was occurring within the mind of the person with this issue, portrayals were created that were inaccurate, unkind, and simplifying the experience of the person who simply felt like their emotions ran their life. There are other mental health disorders where a person can feel this way as well: the experience of anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and certain eating disorders. It is hard enough to feel like your brain is full of exploding colors that paint themselves as emotions all over the canvas of your life, but not be able to comprehend where to paint the lines, is true suffering.
But what if there existed a treatment that was directly focused on helping a person with this particular problem?
What if your issues were addressed rather than ignored, and specific skills were taught to you that appeared like a toolkit rather than temporary cover-ups?
Dialectical behavior therapy exists to show you that what you are feeling isn't a falsehood, but the occurrence of many mitigating factors that stretch past when you were even born, presence of genetic, environmental, neurological, and parental influences that caused the development of borderline personality disorder.
DBT skills focus on mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and the development interpersonal skills.
You have no need to drown your emotions, or run away from what is going on inside your head.
This book has a gentle approach that accepts whatever the person listening to it may have done in the past, and looks forward toward a brighter, more satisfying future. You no longer have to simply desperately cling to life by surviving! You deserve to thrive!
